The challenge of collective learning from event analysis

Safety Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-89

  Ramanujam, Rangaraj ^a   Goodman, Paul S ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Event analysis; Learning; Performance improvement; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE LEARNING; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; EVENT ANALYSIS; GROUP LEARNING; INDIVIDUAL LEARNING; LEARNING; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; TEAM MEMBERS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER VIRUS; INTERNET; LEARNING; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TEAMWORK;

EID: 77957018972     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2010.03.019     Document Type: Article

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