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Peer reviewedRoberts, Karlene H. – Organization Science, 1990
Attempts to define organizational processes necessary to operate safely technologically complex organizations. Identifies nuclear powered aircraft carriers as examples of potentially hazardous organizations with histories of excellent operations. Discusses how carriers deal with components of risk and antecedents to catastrophe cited by Perrow and…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accountability, Crisis Intervention, Organization
