Former derivatives trader Chris Clearfield and management professor András Tilcsik assess modern systems' frightening potential for failure, such as nuclear reactor meltdowns, transportation disasters, poor water quality and hacked defibrillators. They delve into what went wrong…
"Weaving together cutting-edge social science with riveting stories that take us from the frontlines of the Volkswagen scandal to backstage at the Oscars, and from deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico to the top of Mount Everest, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik explain how the in…
"There is a shared DNA of catastrophes. Meltdown uses vivid examples--from dramatic failures and harrowing close calls to untold stories of effective risk management--to explain how complexity creates conditions ripe for failure. They show how biases and organizational practices…
"Weaving together cutting-edge social science with riveting stories that take us from the frontlines of the Volkswagen scandal to backstage at the Oscars, and from deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico to the top of Mount Everest, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik explain how the in…
"Weaving together cutting-edge social science with riveting stories that take us from the frontlines of the Volkswagen scandal to backstage at the Oscars, and from deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico to the top of Mount Everest, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik explain how the in…