The role of theory and political-organizational factors in risk management: A reply to Hrudey and Hrudey

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 347-349

  Woo, Dennis M ^a   Vicente, Kim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HEALTH; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0141963906     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2003.08.004     Document Type: Letter

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