The Vulnerable Fortress: Bureaucratic Organization and Management in the Information Age

Published by University of Toronto Press 1993

The Vulnerable Fortress

Taylor and Van Every identify problems which are having and will continue to have a significant impact on business, governance, and society.

Taylor James R. :

James R. Taylor is Chairman, Département de communication, Université de Montréal.Van Every Taylor Elizabeth :

Elizabeth Van Every is a sociologist and writer.

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Part 1: Organization in the Information Age
1. A world in flux Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Coping with office automation: the conversation and the text Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
3. Beyond the machine metaphor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
4. Organization as talk and text Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Part 2: Management in the Information Age
5. The changing transactional environment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
6. The evolution of software: the new text Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
7. Managing in the information society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
8. The fall of the fortress? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279

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