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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

What do moguls want? Flight of the controlled eagle: Republic Pictures from 1935 to 1959 (cultural and economic case history of a creative enterprise). (Volumes I and II)

Abstract

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"The best control is that which leaves freedom for innovation and creativity. Like many media companies, Republic was divided into a number of semi-autonomous production units. The resulting ""bounded chaos"" (Hubler 1989) insulated each unit from influence and ""entrainment"" by the others. It protected the company as a whole by spreading risk."

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Communication
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Kray, Susan
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Carey, James W.

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • Copyright 1991 Kray, Susan
Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
AAI9210878
(UMI)AAI9210878
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22396

Chain of custody

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Base URL
www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
Source record
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citation

Kray, Susan. What do moguls want? Flight of the controlled eagle: Republic Pictures from 1935 to 1959 (cultural and economic case history of a creative enterprise). (Volumes I and II). Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/22396