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Title	Factors in the Growth and Decline of System Safety within Organizations
Creator/Author	GANTER, JOHN H. ; STORAGE, WILLIAM K.
Publication Date	1999 Aug 16
OSTI Identifier	OSTI ID: 12713
Report Number(s)	SAND99-0211C
DOE Contract Number	AC04-94AL85000
Other Number(s)	TRN: AH200120%%401
Resource Type	Conference
Resource Relation	17th International System Safety Conference, Orlando, FL (US), 08/16/1999--08/21/1999 ; PBD: 16 Aug 1999
Research Org	Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (US); Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (US)
Sponsoring Org	US Department of Energy (US)
Subject	29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION ; MANAGEMENT; MARKETERS; SAFETY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; COST
Related Subject	ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR; ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN; SYSTEM SAFETY CULTURE
Description/Abstract	System safety as a technical field faces numerous opportunities, and some challenges, in the high technology, low cost future. As a relatively small field best known in high consequence domains (defense, aviation, space) it may have to tailor its messages and approaches to influence organizations (both private and public) pressured by incessant competition and ''Internet time.'' We present a model of organizations as cultures that carefully ration attention and reward personnel who successfully pursue goals. These evolving goals result from a fusing of both external influences (market share: regulation) and internal influences (dominant group identities such as marketers or engineers). In the context of organizational goals, these same influences cause people to search narrowly and quickly for technologies and ideas that can fit through ''influence gates'' in the organization and that will likely grow there. System safety must thus compete with all manner of cost-cutting and quality management approaches, in an environment currently obsessed with short-term value and return on investment. From this model we develop some ideas for the communication and promotion of system safety that could increase the net impact and effectiveness of the field.
Country of Publication	United States
Language	English
Format	9 pages
Availability	OSTI as DE00012713 To purchase this media from NTIS, click here
System Entry Date	2001 Jun 19
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