Secrecy at work : the hidden architecture of organizational life /

"Secrecy is endemic within organizations, woven into the fabric of our lives at work. Yet, until now, we've had an all-too-limited understanding of this powerful organizational force. Secrecy is a part of work, and keeping secrets is a form of work. But also, secrecy creates a social order...

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Main Authors: Costas, Jana (Author), Grey, Christopher, 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, CA : Stanford Business Books, [2016]
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the plan
  • Laying the theoretical foundations
  • Bricks and mortar : from organizing secrecy to secrecy as organizing
  • Walls and corridors : organizing formal secrecy
  • Open and closed doors : organizing informal and public secrecy
  • The hidden architecture of organizational life
  • Conclusion : finishing touches.