Managing shortcuts in engineering systems and their safety effects: A management science perspective

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, PSAM 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Garber, Russ G ^a   Paté Cornell, Elisabeth ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX ENGINEERED SYSTEMS; CORPORATE SAFETY CULTURE; ENGINEERING SYSTEMS; INCENTIVE STRUCTURE; PROBABILISTIC RISK ANALYSIS; RESOURCE CONSTRAINT; SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITY; SYSTEM'S PERFORMANCE;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MANAGERS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 84892660177     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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