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Organizational Learning at NASA: The Challenger and Columbia Accidents (Public Management and Change) (Paperback)

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By Julianne G. Mahler, Julianne G. Mahler (Contribution by), Maureen Hogan Casamayou (Contribution by)
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Description


The 1986 Challenger accident taught important lessons. If NASA had institutionalized the insight from those lessons, the Columbia accident in 2003 might have been prevented. This comparative study of two space shuttle accidents offers insight into organizational learning-and what makes such learning difficult in public organizations.

About the Author


Julianne G. Mahler is an associate professor of government and politics at George Mason University.Maureen Hogan Casamayou is a former research fellow and guest scholar at the Brookings Institution, and she has taught at Georgetown University, Mount Vernon College, and George Mason University.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781589012660
ISBN-10: 1589012666
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication Date: April 1st, 2009
Pages: 254
Language: English
Series: Public Management and Change