Mahler, Julianne

Organizational learning at NASA : the Challenger and Columbia accidents by Julianne Mahler( )

15 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 1,898 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Just after 9:00 a.m. on February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart and was lost over Texas. This tragic event led, as the Challenger accident had 17 years earlier, to an intensive government investigation of the technological and organizational causes of the accident. The investigation found chilling similarities between the two accidents, leading the Columbia Accident Investigation Board to conclude that NASA failed to learn from its earlier tragedy. Despite the frequency with which organizations are encouraged to adopt learning practices, organizational learning--especially in public organizations--is not well understood and deserves to be studied in more detail. This book fills that gap with a thorough examination of NASA's loss of the two shuttles. After offering an account of the processes that constitute organizational learning, Julianne G. Mahler focuses on what NASA did to address problems revealed by Challenger and its uneven efforts to institutionalize its own findings. She also suggests factors overlooked by both accident commissions and proposes broadly applicable hypotheses about learning in public organizations."--Publisher's website

Organization theory : a public perspective by Harold F Gortner( Book )

28 editions published between 1987 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 484 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The purpose of this text is to examine the basic topics of organization management from the perspective of public governmental organizations. The basic literature in the organization theory field is discussed from an applied management perspective. This text also highlights those aspects of theory and research that are important for the manager of public organizations ... In addition to the material traditionally included in organization theory texts, there is considerable research in areas such as political science and economics that must be acknowledged and examined by students of public organizations ... The six readings and eleven cases that are included in this text are drawn from public sector experience and writings ... This book is geared toward students at the upper division of undergraduate school and those in the graduate programs of public administration across the country.-Pref

Regulatory strategies for construction site erosion control programs : forms, costs, and cost recovery mechanisms : contractor assistance for the cost of financing regulatory programs by Julianne Mahler( )

2 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 21 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Agency learning by Julianne Mahler( Book )

1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Blogs as public forums for agency policymaking by Julianne Mahler( Book )

1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Structured decision making in public organizations by Julianne Mahler( )

1 edition published in 1987 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Organizational Learning at NASA by Julianne Mahler( Book )

1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Learning responses in political situations by Julianne Mahler( )

1 edition published in 1968 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Politics and professionalism : a bargaining analysis of community mental health center policy implementation by Julianne Mahler( )

1 edition published in 1976 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide