The misguided reaction: reconsidering intelligence flow before 11 September 2001

This research examines the story of 11 September 2001 from an organizational communication perspective. Discourse after the event pointed to "communication difficulties" as a scapegoat for the intelligence community's failure. These analyses are misguided. Therefore, I examine our g...

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Main Author: Prothro, John Samuel
Other Authors: Conrad, Charles
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2004
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1160
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spelling ndltd-tamu.edu-oai-repository.tamu.edu-1969.1-11602013-01-08T10:37:27ZThe misguided reaction: reconsidering intelligence flow before 11 September 2001Prothro, John SamuelMisguidedReactionIntelligenceFlow11September2001This research examines the story of 11 September 2001 from an organizational communication perspective. Discourse after the event pointed to "communication difficulties" as a scapegoat for the intelligence community's failure. These analyses are misguided. Therefore, I examine our government's answer to communication difficulties--more bureaucracy. The many communication hindrances associated with bureaucracy are discussed as reasons to rethink our government's reaction. Finally, further research and recommendations are discussed.Texas A&M UniversityConrad, Charles2004-11-15T19:48:13Z2004-11-15T19:48:13Z2004-082004-11-15T19:48:13ZBookThesisElectronic Thesistext181287 bytes134230 byteselectronicapplication/pdftext/plainborn digitalhttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1160en_US
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Prothro, John Samuel
The misguided reaction: reconsidering intelligence flow before 11 September 2001
description This research examines the story of 11 September 2001 from an organizational communication perspective. Discourse after the event pointed to "communication difficulties" as a scapegoat for the intelligence community's failure. These analyses are misguided. Therefore, I examine our government's answer to communication difficulties--more bureaucracy. The many communication hindrances associated with bureaucracy are discussed as reasons to rethink our government's reaction. Finally, further research and recommendations are discussed.
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