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A Failure of Intelligence

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Author(s): Mary Sandow-Quirk

Publication date (Print): June 2002

Journal: Prometheus

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Keywords: Cia, Information Dissemination, Intelligence, National Security, Organizational Failure

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Journal ID (publisher-id): cpro20

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Title: Prometheus

Subtitle: Critical Studies in Innovation

Publisher: Pluto Journals

ISSN (Print): 0810-9028

ISSN (Electronic): 1470-1030

Publication date (Print): June 2002

Volume: 20

Issue: 2

Pages: 131-142

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Publisher ID: 10032448 Coden ID: Prometheus, Vol. 20, No. 2, June 2002, pp. 131-142

DOI: 10.1080/08109020210137510

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Jones R., Sigurdson J. and Tågerud Y.. , eds. 1992. . “'Intelligence as an academic discipline'. ”. In The Intelligent Corporation: The Privatisation of Intelligence . , p. 71 London : : Taylor Graham. .
Palmer B.. 1991. . Strategic Intelligence for Law Enforcement . , p. 22 Canberra : : Palmer. .
Andrew C.. 1996. . “'American Presidents and their intelligence communities'. ”. In Intelligence Analysis and Assessment . , Edited by: Charters D.. p. 98 London : : Cass. .
Wilensky H.. 1967. . Organizational Intelligence . , p. 42 New York : : Basic Books. .
Hughes-Wilson J.. 1999. . Military Intelligence Blunders . , p. 38 London : : Robinson. .
Simon H. and Macdonald S.. 1995. . 'Learning to change: an information perspective on learning in the organization'. . Organization Science . , Vol. 6((5)): 560
McDowell D.. 1998. . Strategic Intelligence . , p. 149 Cooma : : Istana Enterprises. .
Allee V.. 1997. . The Knowledge Evolution: Expanding Organizational Intelligence . , p. 111 Boston : : Butterworth-Heinemann. .
Feldman M. and March J.. 1981. . 'Information in organizations as signal and symbol'. . Administrative Science Quarterly . , Vol. 26:: 178
Jones R.. 1998. . Most Secret War . , p. 73––74. . London : : Wordsworth. .
Carley K.. 1996. . “'An approach for relating social structure to cognitive structure'. ”. In Information Seeking: An Organizational Dilemma . , Edited by: Johnson J.. p. 79 Westport : : Quorum. .
Chen C. and Hernon P.. 1982. . Information Seeking: Assessing and Anticipating User Needs . , New York : : Neal-Schuman. .
Hayek F. A. and Tsoukas H.. 1996. . 'The firm as a distributed knowledge system: a constructionist approach'. . Strategic Management Journal . , Winter;: 11––25. .
March J.. 1991. . 'Exploration and exploitation in organizational learning'. . Organization Science . , Vol. 2((1)): 85
Arrow K.. 1984. . “On the agenda of organizations'. ”. In The Economics of Information: The Collected Papers of Kenneth J. Arrow . , p. 171 Cambridge , MA : : Harvard University Press. .
Jéquier N. and Dedijer S.. 1987. . “'Information, knowledge and intelligence: a general overview'. ”. In Intelligence for Economic Development . , Edited by: Jéquier N. and Dedijer S.. p. 17 Oxford : : Berg. .
Baumard P.. 1992. . 'From noticing to making sense: using intelligence to develop strategy'. . International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence . , Vol. 7((1)): 36
Schulz G.. 1993. . Turmoil and Triumph: My Years as Secretary of State . , p. 864 New York : : Scribners. .
Simon H.. 1971. . “'Designing organizations for an information rich world'. ”. In Computers, Communications and the Public Interest . , Edited by: Greenberger M.. p. 40 Baltimore : : Johns Hopkins Press. .
Davenport T. H.. 1997. . Information Ecology . , p. 92––93. . New York : : Oxford University Press. .
March J.. 1999. . “'Understanding how decisions happen in organizations'. ”. In The Pursuit of Organizational Intelligence . , Edited by: March J.. p. 28 Oxford : : Blackwell. .
March J.. 1994. . A Primer on Decision Making: How Decisions Happen . , p. viii––ix. . New York : : Basic Books. .

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[1] Jones R., Sigurdson J. and Tågerud Y.. , eds. 1992. . “'Intelligence as an academic discipline'. ”. In The Intelligent Corporation: The Privatisation of Intelligence . , p. 71 London : : Taylor Graham. .

[2] Palmer B.. 1991. . Strategic Intelligence for Law Enforcement . , p. 22 Canberra : : Palmer. .

[3] Andrew C.. 1996. . “'American Presidents and their intelligence communities'. ”. In Intelligence Analysis and Assessment . , Edited by: Charters D.. p. 98 London : : Cass. .

[4] Wilensky H.. 1967. . Organizational Intelligence . , p. 42 New York : : Basic Books. .

[5] Hughes-Wilson J.. 1999. . Military Intelligence Blunders . , p. 38 London : : Robinson. .

[8] Simon H. and Macdonald S.. 1995. . 'Learning to change: an information perspective on learning in the organization'. . Organization Science . , Vol. 6((5)): 560

[9] McDowell D.. 1998. . Strategic Intelligence . , p. 149 Cooma : : Istana Enterprises. .

[10] Allee V.. 1997. . The Knowledge Evolution: Expanding Organizational Intelligence . , p. 111 Boston : : Butterworth-Heinemann. .

[11] Feldman M. and March J.. 1981. . 'Information in organizations as signal and symbol'. . Administrative Science Quarterly . , Vol. 26:: 178

[12] Jones R.. 1998. . Most Secret War . , p. 73––74. . London : : Wordsworth. .

[14] Carley K.. 1996. . “'An approach for relating social structure to cognitive structure'. ”. In Information Seeking: An Organizational Dilemma . , Edited by: Johnson J.. p. 79 Westport : : Quorum. .

[15] Chen C. and Hernon P.. 1982. . Information Seeking: Assessing and Anticipating User Needs . , New York : : Neal-Schuman. .

[16] Hayek F. A. and Tsoukas H.. 1996. . 'The firm as a distributed knowledge system: a constructionist approach'. . Strategic Management Journal . , Winter;: 11––25. .

[17] March J.. 1991. . 'Exploration and exploitation in organizational learning'. . Organization Science . , Vol. 2((1)): 85

[18] Arrow K.. 1984. . “On the agenda of organizations'. ”. In The Economics of Information: The Collected Papers of Kenneth J. Arrow . , p. 171 Cambridge , MA : : Harvard University Press. .

[19] Jéquier N. and Dedijer S.. 1987. . “'Information, knowledge and intelligence: a general overview'. ”. In Intelligence for Economic Development . , Edited by: Jéquier N. and Dedijer S.. p. 17 Oxford : : Berg. .

[21] Baumard P.. 1992. . 'From noticing to making sense: using intelligence to develop strategy'. . International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence . , Vol. 7((1)): 36

[22] Schulz G.. 1993. . Turmoil and Triumph: My Years as Secretary of State . , p. 864 New York : : Scribners. .

[23] Simon H.. 1971. . “'Designing organizations for an information rich world'. ”. In Computers, Communications and the Public Interest . , Edited by: Greenberger M.. p. 40 Baltimore : : Johns Hopkins Press. .

[24] Davenport T. H.. 1997. . Information Ecology . , p. 92––93. . New York : : Oxford University Press. .

[26] March J.. 1999. . “'Understanding how decisions happen in organizations'. ”. In The Pursuit of Organizational Intelligence . , Edited by: March J.. p. 28 Oxford : : Blackwell. .

[27] March J.. 1994. . A Primer on Decision Making: How Decisions Happen . , p. viii––ix. . New York : : Basic Books. .

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