Why the pilot cannot be blamed: A cautionary note about excessive reliance on technology

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 350-366

  Dalcher, Darren ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aviation accidents; Ethics; Feedback; Making decisions; Responsibility; Risk management; Safety; Software failure; Technological disasters; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847028696     PISSN: 14668297     EISSN: 17415241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJRAM.2007.011988     Document Type: Review

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