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7.2.4 Assessing an Organization's Culture
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2001.tb02313.x
Subject(s) - sociotechnical system , safety culture , organizational systems , scale (ratio) , organizational culture , knowledge management , business , risk analysis (engineering) , process management , computer science , public relations , political science , management , geography , cartography , economics
An organization's safety culture is often the dominant force behind its safety performance and consequently, accidents. It has become increasingly apparent as systems become more complex that we cannot be limited to just the technical aspects of safety, risk and failures. We have to look at the sociotechnical hazards that appear in large‐scale organizations and are implicit in their design. This notion emphasizes the complex interaction between a technology and an individual, group, or organization. In addition, recognition, and consequently the incorporation and management of cultural factors into systems represents another tool to contribute to the system's success.