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Victoria Wegg-Prosser

Bio: Victoria Wegg-Prosser is an academic researcher from Bournemouth University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public broadcasting. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 37 citations.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the imputed fall and subsequent reformation of the BBC during the 1990s, relating a managerialist "politics of forgetting" to the broader ideological narratives of "the post bureaucratic turn".
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the imputed “fall” and subsequent “reinvention” of the BBC during the 1990s, relating a managerialist “politics of forgetting” to the broader ideological narratives of “the post bureaucratic turn”Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, combining case study analysis with long‐term historical perspectives on organisational changeFindings – The paper shows the ways in which public sector professionals contested “post bureaucratic” pressures for marketisation and organisational disaggregationOriginality/value – The paper shows the ways in which large‐scale technological, regulatory and organisational change was mediated by cultural continuities and recurrent “surges” of managerial control

26 citations


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TL;DR: The notion of postbureaucratic organization has been employed in organization theory to denote a number of movements beyond the control mechanisms of the bureaucratic organization as discussed by the authors. But it has not been applied to technology studies by Friedrich Kittler to examine control in two archetypical organizational configurations.
Abstract: The notion of the postbureaucratic organization has been employed in organization theory to denote a number of movements beyond the control mechanisms of the bureaucratic organization. This article aims to use the notions of the symbolic and the imaginary, developed by the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan and applied to technology studies by Friedrich Kittler, when examining control in these two archetypical organizational configurations. The article argues that the departure from the use of written documents, scripts, and protocols and the increasing emphasis on identity, culture, ideology, and other unobtrusive forms of control can be examined in terms of being a change of emphasis from the symbolic to the imaginary register, from the register of language to the register of images.

60 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that such scenarios tend to be 'dying' as a consequence of digitalization and convergence, and they propose a new model to deal with such scenarios.
Abstract: In current television business rhetoric it is often assumed that television channels are `dying' as a consequence of digitalization and convergence. The article argues that such scenarios tend to b...

32 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a reflection on organizational oblivion, viewed as an archetypical antonym of learning, is presented, and the consequences of this kind of forgetting for organizational identity construction are described as a narrative project.
Abstract: This article is a reflection on organizational oblivion, viewed as an archetypical antonym of learning. The consequences of this kind of forgetting for organizational identity construction are described as a narrative project. We refer to the image of Lethe, an archetype of forgetting, to depict how forgetting directly affects the process of identity narrative construction. In this perspective, drinking from the waters of Lethe implies not just the loss of knowledge or memories of how things are done, but the loss of identity so that the individuals do not know who they are anymore. In this context, forgetting disrupts organizational narrative which ceases to be a coherent story and results in organizational identity loss.

30 citations

Book
27 Jan 2011
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the moral, professional, and social values associated with bureaucratic models in different organizational contexts and offer new insights into enduring questions, such as: Do contemporary forms and means of communication undermine or modify bureaucracy, or does technology create new 'iron cages' and forms of control? If bureaucratic models of organization are abandoned, do we run risks of organizational failure and inequity?
Abstract: Bureaucracy has long been a cornerstone of advanced industrial societies, and a defining feature of modernity. At the same time, many commentators from all quarters argue that it is on the wane in this post-this or that world; or that if it isn't, it should be dismantled to free up organizations, enterprise, and innovation. But do we live in a more or less bureaucratic world? Do contemporary forms and means of communication undermine or modify bureaucracy, or does technology create new 'iron cages' and forms of control? If bureaucratic models of organization are abandoned, do we run risks of organizational failure and inequity? Are there certain moral, professional, and social values associated with bureaucratic models? This book explores these issues in different organizational contexts - public administration, the National Health Service, the modern firm and corporation - and offers new insights into enduring questions. It will be an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, and students in organization studies, management, public administration, and sociology. The volume will also appeal to managers, planners, and policy makers who deal with these challenges.

29 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the way in which the economic rationalities of the Peacock Committee were translated into the BBC through Producer Choice, a new form of governmentality that largely rejected the BBC's Reithian legacy.
Abstract: This article explores the changes that took place in the BBC during the late 1980s and 1990s. The paper traces the antecedents to the changes, particularly a report prepared by McKinsey, the management consulting firm, in the early 1970s. Many of the problems identified by McKinsey were tackled a generation later, although using strikingly different methods from those advocated by the consulting firm. The second section of the paper focuses on the policy interventions made by the Peacock Committee, an application of public choice economics to broadcasting. A key insight of this paper is to explore the way in which the economic rationalities of the Peacock Committee were translated into the BBC through Producer Choice.Producer Choice constituted a new form of governmentality that largely rejected the BBC's Reithian legacy. It was a radical initiative that delegitimised the status quo. The paper explores how new languages and accounting numbers constructed new spaces for managerialism across the BBC. The ar...

22 citations