Coordination in high-risk organizations: The need for flexible routines

Cognition, Technology and Work

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-27

  Grote, Gudela ^a   Weichbrodt, Johann C ^a   Günter, Hannes ^a   Zala Mezö, Enikö ^a   Künzle, Barbara ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

High risk organizations; Loose coupling; Organizational routines; Rules management; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

HIGH-RISK ORGANIZATIONS; LOOSE COUPLING; ORGANIZATIONAL ROUTINES; RULES MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

COORDINATION REACTIONS; CURRICULA; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 65049087074     PISSN: 14355558     EISSN: 14355566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10111-008-0119-y     Document Type: Article

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