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Management's hat trick: Misuse of “engineering judgment” in the challenger incident

Authors: Herkert, Joseph R.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This commentary on the Challenger Explosion focuses on the professional responsibility of NASA and Thiokol Managers to heed the warnings of their engineers, and their outright dishonesty in justifying their managerial decisions were...
Year: 1991
DOI: 10.1007/BF00382881

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-02 10:24

Engineers and Management: The Challenge of the Challenger Incident

Authors: Werhane, Patricia H.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Business Ethics
Abstract: The author argues that in the Challenger explosion case, organizational structure, corporate culture, engineering and managerial habits, and role responsibilities precipitated events contributing to the Challenger disaster. At the s...
Year: 1991
DOI: 10.1007/BF00382880

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-08 14:09

A Case of the Creeps

Authors: Davis, Michael ; Davis, Ralph
Publication Type: Web Article
Secondary Title: Perspectives on the Professions
Abstract: This is a case study describing how the employee of a regional office of a multinational marking service company handled the unethical demands of his general manager. ...
Year: 1988
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/Admin/UpdatePage.php

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-05-02 13:14