Abstract/Description
The paper deals with accidents causing organizational failure. A comparison between the two different types of accidents, organizational and personal, is provided. Examples of organizational disasters in history, along with the contributing factors are presented. A model describing the `anatomy' of organizational accidents is presented. The model provides the factors causing barrier failure. Concepts of Reliability Engineering are provided to determine Process availability. Process Availability is essential to meet the process demand rate. Increased process demand is likely to cause additional stress on workers thus resulting in unsafe acts.
Keywords
Organizational failure, Reliability engineering, Process availability, Organizational accidents
Location
Crystal Ball Room A, Hotel Pearl Continental, Karachi, Pakistan
Session Theme
Keynote Speeches
Session Type
Keynote Speech
Start Date
27-8-2005 2:00 PM
End Date
27-8-2005 2:30 PM
Recommended Citation
Raouf, D. (2005). Keynote: On organizational accidents. International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/icict/2005/2005/3
Keynote: On organizational accidents
Crystal Ball Room A, Hotel Pearl Continental, Karachi, Pakistan
The paper deals with accidents causing organizational failure. A comparison between the two different types of accidents, organizational and personal, is provided. Examples of organizational disasters in history, along with the contributing factors are presented. A model describing the `anatomy' of organizational accidents is presented. The model provides the factors causing barrier failure. Concepts of Reliability Engineering are provided to determine Process availability. Process Availability is essential to meet the process demand rate. Increased process demand is likely to cause additional stress on workers thus resulting in unsafe acts.
