| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 575 pages) : illustrations |
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1. The Eve of the Launch -- 2. Learning Culture, Revising History -- 3. Risk, Work Group Culture, and the Normalization of Deviance -- 4. The Normalization of Deviance, 1981-1984 -- 5. The Normalization of Deviance, 1985 -- 6. The Culture of Production -- 7. Structural Secrecy -- 8. The Eve of the Launch Revisited -- 9. Conformity and Tragedy -- 10. Lessons Learned -- Appendix A Cost/Safety Trade-Offs? Scrapping the Escape Rockets and the SRB Contract Award Decision -- Appendix B Supporting Charts and Documents -- Appendix C On Theory Elaboration, Organizations, and Historical Ethnography |
| Summary |
When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy. In The Challenger Launch Decision, Diane Vaughan recreates the steps leading up to that fateful decision, contradicting conventional interpretations to prove that what occurred at NASA was not skulduggery or misconduct but a disastrous mistake. Journalists and investigators have historically cited production problems and managerial wrong-doing as th |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 533-550) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Challenger (Spacecraft) -- Accidents.
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Management
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Challenger (Spacecraft) fast |
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration fast |
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USA National Aeronautics and Space Administration gnd |
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Aerospace industries -- United States
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Organizational behavior -- Case studies
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Decision making -- Case studies
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Safety.
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Accidents
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Aerospace industries
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Decision making
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Management
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Organizational behavior
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Entscheidungsfindung
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Raumfahrt
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Raumfahrttechnik
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Raumfähre
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Unfall
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Challenger.
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NASA.
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Besluitvorming.
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Ongevallen.
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United States
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USA
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Case studies
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780226851785 |
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0226851788 |
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