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This 4 page paper evaluates the difference between the two models by using case studies. Differences in approaches are relayed by the case studies utilized which focus on the Challenger disaster. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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or even of policy related to a public outcry. In many situations, decisions are ecological in nature and some are not. For example, incidents related to health and pollution are
often brought up as key in respect to keeping the populous healthy. Mass immunization is an example of the administration of power. Ecologically, the decision opens people up to higher
morbidity and mortality as individuals. This is true even though models suggest that overall there will be fewer deaths attributable to the target virus or infection. Incidents like a
space shuttle crashing or burning up are more removed from the day to day reality of most individuals, but still received a mandate from the people because all life is
precious. Losing astronauts is depressing and does affect the nations psyche. Environmental problems are more vague perhaps but are certainly more pervasive. Sometimes case studies can help to shed light
on these concepts and how the government goes about the issue of problem-solving. It seems that in the case study by Michael Charles (2000), much of the problem is blamed
not on incompetence, but a predictable situation where those in charge were not managers, but scientists and engineers. At the same point in the piece, the problem with the
O-Rings are duly noted and this suggests that perhaps the scientists should have realized what could go wrong. In the authors epilogue, the following is concluded: "Possibly the most
significant lesson from the Challenger case is how environmental and organizational contingencies create prerational forces that shape worldview, normalizing signals of potential danger, resulting in mistakes with harmful human consequences"
(2000, p. 122). While the article is clear cut and begs for more measures of accountability, Romzek and Dubnick (2000) do not concur. In respect to the same case,
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