Piper Alpha Disaster Subject : Engineering Application of Information Technology (EAT 106) Name : Ravin Raj A/L Vijaya Kamaraj Course : Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Mechanical Student ID : SCM-013090 Lecture : Cik Anis ------------------------------------------------- Abstract The case study was done on the Piper Alpha disasters which happened in 1988. First the management and the operation process is analysed and studied hence to the structure. Secondly the cause of accident
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The social construction of disasters evolves throughout the years due to political and economic factors as well as education and technological advancement. One thing is that disasters are commonly understood to be limited in both time and effect (Hills‚ p.163). When analyzing and interpreting past‚ present and future political synergies‚ it is necessary to include a human dimension that encapsulates and embraces socio-cultural appreciation and understanding of man and his environment (Trim‚ p. 218)
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groupthink apply to the 1986 Challenger disaster? Here is a brief trailer for a larger analysis of the disaster: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K2vqVAG7iI Do you‚ or does the literature‚ think that NASA ’s organizational culture was also to blame for the 2003 Columbia disaster‚ or was the problem of groupthink alleviated in the intervening 17 years? Please use your text and online research about the administrative issues that led to this disaster. Remember to cite your sources and reply
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IMPORTANCE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE AREAS DEPARTMENT OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT FACULTY OF MANAGEMENTSCIENCES TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SOUTH AFRICA ABSTRACT This paper reflects on the application of the nine knowledge areas of Project Management. How relevant‚ effective and efficient are the knowledge areas in address the challenges faced by project implementation in modern project undertakings. The knowledge areas are defined in relation to the project world. Literature review
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Discuss the overall importance of motivation as it relates to management. What are the benefits of having a fully motivated staff‚ and what are the potential consequences of not having motivated staff? What do contemporary theories tell us about the significance of motivation as a function of employee needs‚ extrinsic and intrinsic factors? How do we motivate across generations? In your response‚ please be sure to identify and address at least two theories. Motivation is the act or process of
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presented not only substantial opportunities but also some challenges for domestic and international companies (Watchravesringkan 2011). The aim of this essay is to discuss the importance of culture difference to MNEs. In this essay‚ culture and society will be discussed in the first part. The following part is about the importance of cultural difference to international managers. Finally‚ it will discuss the methods to understand cultural difference. Dowling & Liesch (2009) state that culture is
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Importance of EEOC HRM210-1202A-04 April 23‚ 2012 Importance of EEOC The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ national origin‚ age‚ disability or genetic information. Applying toward all types of work situations‚ including; hiring‚ firing‚ promotions‚ harassment‚ training‚ wages‚ and benefits. Organizations
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Terrorism and Natural Disasters Preparedness Grand Canyon University: HCA 545 June 11th‚ 2014 Businesses today across the gamut have a board or strategic management team in place to handle the business like making decisions and setting the direction. This important so that the company knows where it’s going and they can be successful. Management should consider adding business contingency plan to their strategic planning. This will incorporate what to do and how
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Bulletin of Science‚ Technology & Society http://bst.sagepub.com/ The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 Roli Varma and Daya R. Varma Bulletin of Science Technology & Society 2005 25: 37 DOI: 10.1177/0270467604273822 The online version of this article can be found at: http://bst.sagepub.com/content/25/1/37 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: National Association for Science‚ Technology & Society Additional services and information for Bulletin of Science‚ Technology &
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Environmental Destruction In the past century we have made many great innovations such as automobiles and aircrafts and even pesticides. With these great innovations come consequences. Such as global warming as Bill Mckibben states in his essay “The Environmental Issue from Hell”. In this essay Mckibben talks about how humanity in the past century has contributed to global warming by using fuel burning vehicles and aircraft. Before Pesticides‚ farmers had a tough time keeping crops alive due to
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