Human factor failure and the comparative structure of jobs : The implications for risk management

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 4-11

  Mars, Gerald ^a  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disasters; Human failure; Organizations; Risk; Sabotage; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986145328     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683949610113557     Document Type: Article

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