Collapsing Structures and Public Mismanagement.

• Author: Seibel, Wolfgang.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (193 pages)

Table of Contents

• Collapsing Structures and Public Mismanagement
• Preface
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• Abbreviations
• Chapter 1: Introduction: Black Swans and Sinatra Inferences
• 1.1 Rare Incidences and the Quest for Inference and Learning
• 1.2 Causal Process Tracing: Turning Points and Critical Junctures, Necessary and Sufficient Conditions, and Contributing Factors
• 1.3 Causal Mechanisms, Near Miss Scenarios, and Points of Intervention
• 1.4 'Normal Accidents' and Lack of Mindfulness
• Chapter 2: Evaporated Responsibility: The Collapse of the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne on 15 October 1970
• 2.1 Characteristics of the Case
• 2.2 Facts of the Matter
• 2.2.1 Pre-history of the Bridge
• 2.2.2 Delayed Construction and Risk-Increasing Contractual Re-arrangements
• 2.2.3 Predictable Rivalries and Quarrels
• 2.2.4 Losing Control: The Struggle of the Lower Yarra Crossing Authority
• 2.2.5 Improper Consultancy
• 2.2.6 Evaporating Responsibility and a 'Climate of Confusion'
• 2.3 The Disaster in the Making
• 2.4 Case Analysis
• 2.4.1 Turning Points and Critical Junctures
• 2.4.2 Contributing Factors, Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
• 2.4.3 Causal Mechanisms
• Chapter 3: Intended Ignorance: The Collapse of the I-35 W Mississippi River Bridge on 1 August 2007
• 3.1 Characteristics of the Case
• 3.2 Facts of the Matter
• 3.2.1 Design Errors
• 3.2.2 Blind-Folded Attention
• 3.2.3 Compromising at the Expense of Safety
• 3.2.4 Insufficient Reporting, Negligent Monitoring
• 3.2.5 Corporate Prestige and Misplaced Trust
• 3.2.6 Intended Ignorance
• 3.3 Case Analysis
• 3.3.1 Turning Points and Critical Junctures
• 3.3.2 Contributing Factors and Necessary Conditions
• 3.3.3 Causal Mechanisms.
• Chapter 4: Erosion of Professional Integrity: The Collapse of the Canterbury TV Building in Christchurch on 22 February 2011
• 4.1 Characteristics of the Case
• 4.2 Facts of the Matter
• 4.2.1 Articulated Concerns and Misplaced Pragmatism
• 4.2.2 Delegation to Incompetent Personnel
• 4.2.3 Compromised Professional Integrity
• 4.2.4 Institutionalized Error
• 4.2.5 The Legacy of Errors: The Aftermaths of the 4 September 2010 Earthquake
• 4.2.6 Fatal Path Dependency: The Post-26 December 2010 Development
• 4.3 Case Analysis
• 4.3.1 Turning Points and Critical Junctures
• 4.3.2 Contributing Factors and Necessary Conditions
• 4.3.3 Causal Mechanisms
• Chapter 5: Politicization of the Non-politicizable: The Collapse of the Ice Skating Rink in Bad Reichenhall on 2 January 2006
• 5.1 Characteristics of the Case
• 5.2 Facts of the Matter
• 5.2.1 Design and Construction Errors
• 5.2.2 Unbureaucratic Sloppiness
• 5.2.3 Acknowledged Yet Unaddressed Safety Issues
• 5.2.4 Mobilizing Recognizably Insufficient Expert Opinions
• 5.2.5 An Obstructed Municipal Parliament Decision and the Path to Disaster
• 5.3 Case Analysis
• 5.3.1 Turning Points and Critical Junctures
• 5.3.2 Contributing Factors and Necessary Conditions
• 5.3.3 Causal Mechanisms
• Chapter 6: Conclusion: Strategic Learning and Situational High Reliability
• 6.1 A Summary
• 6.2 Lack of Mindfulness?
• 6.3 The Responsiveness Versus Responsibility Challenge
• Literature
• Documents
• Internet Sources
• Index.