Operational decision-making in high-hazard organizations : drawing a line in the sand /

"This book describes research on safety-related decision-making by operations supervisory personnel in three different high-hazard industries, and features a case study illustrating each: a chemical plant, a nuclear power station and an air-navigation service provider. The focus of this researc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hayes, Jan
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate Pub. Co., [2013]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This book describes research on safety-related decision-making by operations supervisory personnel in three different high-hazard industries, and features a case study illustrating each: a chemical plant, a nuclear power station and an air-navigation service provider. The focus of this research is unique: those who supervise the frontline personnel and essentially provide the organizational link between senior management and minute-by-minute system operations"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 168 pages : illustrations)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.