02742nam 2200613 a 450 991045480590332120200520144314.01-58901-602-51-58901-603-3(CKB)1000000000786354(EBL)449337(OCoLC)638859212(SSID)ssj0000216229(PQKBManifestationID)11184962(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216229(PQKBWorkID)10198111(PQKB)11194696(MiAaPQ)EBC449337(OCoLC)646811489(MdBmJHUP)muse3283(Au-PeEL)EBL449337(CaPaEBR)ebr10314000(EXLCZ)99100000000078635420080731d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOrganizational learning at NASA[electronic resource] the Challenger and Columbia accidents /Julianne G. Mahler ; with Maureen Hogan CasamayouWashington, D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20091 online resource (253 p.)Public management and change seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-58901-266-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-226) and index.Part I. Recognizing the value of organizational learning : Uncanny similarities: the Challenger and Columbia accidents -- Identifying organizational learning -- Part II. Analyzing the causes of the shuttle accidents : Structures for processing information -- Contractor relations -- Political and budgetary pressures -- Organizational culture -- Part III. Institutionalizing lessons about public organizational learning : The challenges of learning in public organizations -- Lessons from NASA about organizational learning.Organizational learning, especially in public organizations, is an idea that is often promoted but seldom studied in detail. This comparative study of two space shuttle accidents offers insight into organizational learning-and what makes such learning difficult in public organizations.Public management and change.Organizational learningUnited StatesOrganizational changeUnited StatesElectronic books.Organizational learningOrganizational change658.4/038Mahler Julianne912474Casamayou Maureen Hogan912475MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454805903321Organizational learning at NASA2043728UNINA