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The Legacy of the High Reliability Organization Project

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: The working paper looks back over two decades of work pioneered by Todd LaPorte and colleagues, under the banner of High Reliability Theory (HRT). It revisits the American roots of the Berkely-based group and comments on its early and decisive fieldwork choices. It discusses the legacy of HRT and the ethnographical twist given to "normal operations" studies. It helps understand how and why ethnographical and sociological methodologies provide new insights to the study of High-Risks Industries.

Source: Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2010.00628.x

Author: Mathilde Bourrier

Institution: University of Geneva

Language: English

Topic: Occupational Health and Safety Research

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2107798849

FWCI: 22.43

Cites: 71

Cited by: 100

Related to: 10