Secrecy At Work The Hidden Architecture Of Organizational Life Jana Costas by Jana Costas, Christopher Grey 9780804789011, 9780804798143, 9780804798167, 0804789010, 0804798141, 0804798168 instant download after payment.

the central contention of this book is that secrecy is endemic within work organizations. It is not an anomaly nor is it only found in unusual or special organizations, but rather it is woven into the fabric of all organizations in a multitude of ways. It has an obvious functionality in, for example, protecting knowledge and information1 from competitors.
It is present when information about clients and employees is restricted, and in everyday interactions, for example, when people share confidential gossip. Secrecy is a part of work, and the keeping of secrets is a form of work. But apart from being omnipresent, secrecy creates a social order, for example, by establishing boundaries between insiders and outsiders. How secrecy organizes social relations and thus brings about what we call “the hidden architecture of organizational life” is the focus of this book.