Secrecy at Work : The Hidden Architecture of Organizational Life

Grey, Christopher/ Costas, Jana

Stanford University Press（2016/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 216 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780804789011
• DDC分類 302.35

Full Description

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—a hidden architecture within our organizations. Drawing on previously overlooked texts, as well as well-known classics, Jana Costas and Christopher Grey identify three forms of secrecy: formal secrecy, as we see in the case of trade and state secrets based on law and regulation; informal secrecy based on networks and trust; and public or open secrecy, where what is known goes undiscussed. Animated with evocative examples from scholarship, current events, and works of fiction, this framework presents a bold reimagining of organizational life.

Contents

Introduction: The Plan
1. Laying the Theoretical Foundations
2. Bricks and Mortar: From Organizing Secrecy to Secrecy as Organizing
3. Walls and Corridors: Organizing Formal Secrecy
4. Open and Closed Doors: Organizing Informal and Public Secrecy
5. The Hidden Architecture of Organizational Life
Conclusion: Conclusion: Finishing Touches