Title Decoding Organization : Bletchley Park, Codebreaking and Organization Studies

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (342 pages) Contents Introduction: Organization Studies, History and Bletchley Park -- Part I. Decoding Structures -- The Making of Bletchley Park -- The Making of Signals Intelligence at Bletchley Park -- Part II. Decoding Cultures -- Pillars of Culture at Bletchley Park -- Splinters of Culture at Bletchley Park -- Part III. Decoding Work -- Making Bletchley Park Work -- Understanding Bletchley Park's Work -- Conclusion: Reviving Organization Studies -- Appendix A: Timeline, 1919-2011 -- Appendix B: Table of Interviewees -- Appendix C: Brief Profiles of Key Figures -- Appendix D: Organization Charts, 1940-46 -- Glossary of Terms Summary "As its title implies, this book has two purposes. One is to explicate the 'decoding organization' at Bletchley Park, the place most famous for the breaking of Enigma ciphers in conditions of complete secrecy during the Second World War. The other is, in the process, to develop a certain approach to the analysis of organizations; a way of making sense of, or 'decoding', organization which points to a way of reviving organization studies as currently commonly conducted. In this sense it is a contribution to the social science of organizations and will primarily be of interest to academics working in that field. However, it should also have a value to those working in the area of intelligence studies and history, and an appeal to general readers with an interest in Bletchley Park "-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Great Britain. Government Communications Headquarters (1948- ) -- History Great Britain. Government Communications Headquarters World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography. World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 -- Electronic intelligence -- Great Britain Intelligence service -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Bletchley (Buckinghamshire) Corporate culture -- England -- Bletchley (Buckinghamshire) -- History -- 20th century Organization -- Case studies Corporate culture -- Case studies BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior. HISTORY -- Military -- World War II. Corporate culture Cryptography Electronic intelligence Organization Secret service Bletchley (Buckinghamshire, England) -- History -- 20th century England -- Bletchley (Buckinghamshire) Great Britain Genre/Form Electronic books Case studies History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781139338400 1139338404 9781139336666 1139336665 9780511794186 0511794185 9781107676756 1107676754

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