03018nam 2200769 a 450 991096193150332120251117064807.01-315-25739-41-282-96347-397866129634761-4094-2223-2(CKB)2670000000067521(OCoLC)704517795(CaPaEBR)ebrary10438439(SSID)ssj0000483968(PQKBManifestationID)12211685(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483968(PQKBWorkID)10588019(PQKB)10216517(SSID)ssj0000517876(PQKBManifestationID)12187247(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000517876(PQKBWorkID)10491518(PQKB)10925487(MiAaPQ)EBC647628(Au-PeEL)EBL647628(CaPaEBR)ebr10438439(CaONFJC)MIL296347(OCoLC)700706360(EXLCZ)99267000000006752120100813d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDrift into failure from hunting broken components to understanding complex systems /by Sidney Dekker1st ed.Farnham, Surrey, England ;Burlington, Vt. Ashgatec20111 online resource (235 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4094-2221-6 1-4094-2222-4 Includes bibliographic references and index.Failure is always an option -- Features of drift -- The legacy of Newton and Descartes -- The search for the broken component -- Theorizing drift -- What is complexity and systems thinking? -- Managing the complexity of drift.This book explores complexity theory and systems thinking to better understand how complex systems drift into failure. It studies sensitive dependence on initial conditions, unruly technology, tipping points, diversity - and finds that failure emerges opportunistically, non-randomly, from the very webs of relationships that breed success and that are supposed to protect organizations from disaster. It develops a vocabulary that allows us to harness complexity and find new ways of managing drift.Social systemsComplex organizationsSystem theorySocial aspectsSystem failures (Engineering)Failure (Psychology)Complexity (Philosophy)Social systems.Complex organizations.System theorySocial aspects.System failures (Engineering)Failure (Psychology)Complexity (Philosophy)302.3/5Dekker Sidney892253MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910961931503321Drift into failure2684704UNINA