Disastrous decisions the human and organisational causes of. It is a practical and readable summary of why the gulf of mexico blowout occurred, and what the industry needs to do to prevent a recurrence. Pdf this entry aims to connect behavioural research on decisionmaking over a number of decades to the field of strategic management. Hopkins provides a sophisticated analysis of the accident that first identifies a series of critical defences that failed and then goes on to explain why they failed. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Australian national university sociologist, andrew hopkins, has established an international reputation for his enlightening analyses of the failures of organisational culture in major disasters but his latest book, disastrous decisions.
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