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While this paper was written over half a century ago, it is still relevant to us today - particularly in the Safety management industry where we are often responsible for offering solutions to problems, and implementing those solutions, requires decisions to be made by top management.
This is another fascinating piece of work that will broaden your understanding of why organisations often struggle with solving problems that involve making decisions.
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Quotes:
“Decisions aren’t made inside people’s heads, decisions are made in meetings, so we’ve got to understand the interplay between people in looking at how decisions are made.” - Dr. Drew Rae
“Incident investigations are a great example of choice opportunities.” - Dr. Drew Rae
“It’s probably a good reflection point for people to just think about how many decisions certain roles in the organization are being asked to be involved in.” - Dr. David Provan
Resources:
Griffith University Safety Science Innovation Lab
The Safety of Work Podcast
The Safety of Work LinkedIn
A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice (Wikipedia Page)
Administrative Science Quarterly
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While this paper was written over half a century ago, it is still relevant to us today - particularly in the Safety management industry where we are often responsible for offering solutions to problems, and implementing those solutions, requires decisions to be made by top management.
This is another fascinating piece of work that will broaden your understanding of why organisations often struggle with solving problems that involve making decisions.
Topics:
Quotes:
“Decisions aren’t made inside people’s heads, decisions are made in meetings, so we’ve got to understand the interplay between people in looking at how decisions are made.” - Dr. Drew Rae
“Incident investigations are a great example of choice opportunities.” - Dr. Drew Rae
“It’s probably a good reflection point for people to just think about how many decisions certain roles in the organization are being asked to be involved in.” - Dr. David Provan
Resources:
Griffith University Safety Science Innovation Lab
The Safety of Work Podcast
The Safety of Work LinkedIn
A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice (Wikipedia Page)
Administrative Science Quarterly
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