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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Main Author: Hayes, Jan.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate Pub. Co., c2013.
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Online Access:https://recursos.uloyola.es/login?url=https://accedys.uloyola.es:8443/accedix0/sitios/ebook.php?id=163644
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 168 p.) : ill.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781315598994