Flirting with disaster : why accidents are rarely accidental /
"Despite warnings of impending disaster, preemptive action is rarely taken by those who have the ability to do so. How do smart, high-powered people, leaders of global corporations, national institutions, even nations, often get it so wrong? While most investigations focus on the technical caus...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Union Square Press,
[2008]
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | "Despite warnings of impending disaster, preemptive action is rarely taken by those who have the ability to do so. How do smart, high-powered people, leaders of global corporations, national institutions, even nations, often get it so wrong? While most investigations focus on the technical causes of disaster, Flirting With Disaster examines the psychological, social, and cultural impediments to whistle-blowing, showing what we can do to reduce the possibility of disasters happening at all"--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 340 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-328) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781402753039 1402753039 |