Flirting with disaster : why accidents are rarely accidental /
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Union Square Press,
2008
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Table of Contents:
- The bystanders among us -- Human biases and distortions -- Understanding uncertainty : why did so many people bet against Katrina? -- Space Shuttle Challenger : cold, warm, and hot causes of disasters -- Chernobyl, faulty design, and the interplay of humans and technology -- The Vioxx disaster and BP : the seduction of profits -- When all the backups failed : how American F-15s accidentally shot down two U.S. Army Black Hawks -- Butterfly wings and stone heads : how complexity influences catastrophe in policy decisions -- The collapse of Arthur Andersen : the role of organizational culture -- When countries go bankrupt : the prisoner's dilemma writ large -- What have we learned? What can we do? -- Advice for leaders.