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The Challenger launch decision : risky technology, culture, and deviance at NASA
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ISBN: 9780226346823 022634682X Year: 2016 Publisher: Chicago The University of Chicago Press

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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. Diane Vaughan recreates the steps leading up to that fateful decision, contradicting conventional interpretations to prove that what occurred at NASA was not skullduggery or misconduct but a disastrous mistake. Why did NASA managers, who not only had all the information prior to the launch but also were warned against it, decide to proceed? In retelling how the decision unfolded through the eyes of the managers and the engineers, Vaughan uncovers an incremental descent into poor judgment, supported by a culture of high-risk technology. She reveals how and why NASA insiders, when repeatedly faced with evidence that something was wrong, normalized the deviance so that it became acceptable to them. In a new preface, Vaughan reveals the ramifications for this book and for her when a similar decision-making process brought down NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003.

Controlling unlawful organizational behavior: social structure and corporate misconduct
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ISBN: 0226851745 Year: 1985 Publisher: Chicago

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Francesco Crispi
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Year: 1896 Publisher: Paris Librairie anti-maçonnique

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Dead reckoning : air traffic control, system effects, and risk
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ISBN: 022679654X Year: 2022 Publisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press,

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When two airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, Americans watched in uncomprehending shock as first responders struggled to react to the situation on the ground. Congruently, another remarkable and heroic feat was taking place in the air: more than six hundred and fifty air traffic control facilities across the country coordinated their efforts to ground four thousand flights in just two hours - an achievement all the more impressive considering the unprecedented nature of the task. In this book, Diane Vaughan explores the complex work of air traffic controllers, work that is built upon a close relationship between human organisational systems and technology and is remarkably safe given the high level of risk.

Uncoupling : turning points in intimate relationships
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ISBN: 0679730028 Year: 1990 Publisher: New York Vintage

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Europan 5: European results: fifth session of the European competitions for new architecture new housing landscapes, travel and proximity
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ISBN: 2950852653 Year: 1999 Publisher: Paris-La-Défense Europan

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