5. Organizational Disaster and Organizational Decay: The Case of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. PART ONE. The Theory of the Organization Ideal
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Clockwork or the Snakepit: An Essay on the Meaning of Teaching Organizational Behavior 7
7. 2. On the Psychodynamics of Organizational Totalitarianism 16
8. 3. Antisocial Actions of Committed Organizational Participants 31
9. PART TWO. Organizational Decay and Organizational Disaster
10. Introduction 49
11. 4. Totalitarian Management and Organizational Decay: The Case of General Motors 53
12. 5. Organizational Disaster and Organizational Decay: The Case of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 73
13. 6. On the Psychodynamics of Organizational Disaster: The Case of the Space Shuttle Challenger 90
14. PART THREE. American Culture and the Challenger Disaster: A Historical Perspective
15. 7. The Symbol of the Space Shuttle and the Degeneration of the American Dream 107
16. 8. Conclusion: Addiction and Recovery 127
17. Notes 137
18. References 143
19. Index 147