The decision making of multiple employees and managers contributed to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. A non-rational model of decision making was utilized which directly contributed to the malfunction of equipment and the death of employees. The non-rational model attempts to explain how decisions are actually made (Kanicki & Kreitz‚ 2010). The case study focuses on how decisions are actually made rather than how they should have been. Decisions made regarding safety‚ process‚ and collaboration
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Introduction Various disasters like earthquake‚ landslides‚ volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones are natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of dollars of habitat and property each year. The rapid growth of the world’s population and its increased concentration often in hazardous environment has escalated both the frequency and severity of natural disasters. With the tropical climate and unstable land forms‚ coupled with deforestation‚ unplanned growth proliferation
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WHAT IS A NATURAL DISASTER A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚[1] and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[2] In 2012‚ there were 905 natural disasters worldwide‚ 93% of which were
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Polymethylmethacrylate‚ or PMMA for short‚ is a polymer consisting of the monomer methyl methacrylate that has been around since the 1930s1. PMMA is a polymer that has a high impact strength‚ is scratch and shatter resistant‚ and is relatively lightweight1. Because PMMA can also be formed into a transparent thermoplastic and has a glass transitions temperature of 130oC‚ this polymer served as a glass substitute in its early uses1. Other beneficial characteristics of Polymethylmethacrylate include
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piracy in the Gulf of Aden Iran’s navy has rescued various foreign ships from the hands of pirates. Commander of the Iranian Navy said "The dispatch of the 21 fleets of warships to international waters in a three-year-long period and their 100% success in accomplishing missions signify the might and power of the Army’s naval force‚" Despite economic sanctions imposed by the west‚ Iran and its navy have still met its mandate to help save and protect foreign ships from pirates in the gulf of Aden (even
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The decision making biases greatly impacted the decisions made by those involved in the oil spill. Between both organizations‚ BP and Transocean‚ and there inability to agree and make adjustments caused BP to be publicly criticized. The cognitive bias‚ overconfidence‚ is explained by the Business Insider as being “too confident” about one’s abilities. (Lee & Leibowitz‚ 2015). The worker’s on the rig presented this specific bias when making decisions. When the data examined revealed warning signs
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Gulf Real Estate Properties Gulf Real Estate Properties‚ Inc.‚ is a real estate firm located in southwest Florida. The company‚ which advertises itself as " expert in the real estate market‚ " monitors condominium sales by collecting data on location‚ list price‚ sale price‚ and number of days it takes to sell each unit. Each condominium is classified as Gulf View if it is located directly on the Gulf of Mexico or No Gulf View if it located on the bay or a golf course‚ near but not on the Gulf.
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Alpha Piper Disaster Introduction The accident‚ which occurred on board of the seaward platform Piper Alpha in July 1988‚ took lives of 167 people and cost billions of dollars damage of property. The Piper Alpha is placed in the North Sea‚ around 193 km northeast of Aberdeen. The field was discovered in January 1973 and the same year construction of platform took place. The depth of it was up to 140 m‚ and at the time the development and installation of the Piper Alpha platform give tongue to
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er 3) Physics of roller coasters | | Simply speaking‚ a roller coaster is a machine that uses gravity and inertia to send a train of cars along a winding track.[1] This combination of gravity and inertia‚ along with G-forces and centripetal acceleration give the body certain sensations as the coaster moves up‚ down‚ and around the track. The forces experienced by the rider are constantly changing‚ leading to feelings of joy in some riders and nausea in others. The basic principles
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