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‘Reliability’ Reconsidered: A Critique of the HRO‐NAT Debate
Author(s) -
Jarman Alan
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of contingencies and crisis management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.007
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1468-5973
pISSN - 0966-0879
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5973.00158
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , meaning (existential) , the internet , schema (genetic algorithms) , public relations , law and economics , sociology , computer security , computer science , political science , psychology , world wide web , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , psychotherapist
The concept of reliability is beginning to take on new meaning as Information Technology becomes pervasive in both the private and public sectors. This topic deserves further attention as new mobile Internet systems proliferate. This research note is concerned with developing a more operational understanding of the concept of ‘reliability’. The HRO‐NAT Debate is raising many related issues in this regard. However, the article goes further and seeks to provide a multi‐level contingent schema for this purpose.