On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed upon launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida killing all seven astronauts on board. Conduct a literature and an Internet search on the topics of the Challenger disaster and groupthink. Then, discuss how groupthink might have created decision-making problems for NASA and its booster contractor. Cite at least two sources in your answer.
Bazerman, M. H., & Moore, D. A. (2009).
Judgment in managerial decision making
(7th custom ed., 50-51). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Forrester, J. (2007, October 7). The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster. Retrieved February 5, 2015, from http://dssresources.com/cases/spaceshuttlechallenger/
Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster: A Study in Organizational Ethics. (n.d.). Retrieved February 5, 2015, from http://pirate.shu.edu/~mckenndo/pdfs/The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster.pdf.
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Challenger Disaster & Groupthink: Decision Problems at NASA
1. On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger was
destroyed upon launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida killing all
seven astronauts on board. Conduct a literature and an Internet
search on the topics of the Challenger disaster and groupthink.
Then, discuss how groupthink might have created decision-
making problems for NASA and its booster contractor. Cite at
least two sources in your answer.
Bazerman, M. H., & Moore, D. A. (2009).
Judgment in managerial decision making
(7th custom ed., 50-51). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Forrester, J. (2007, October 7). The Space Shuttle Challenger
Disaster. Retrieved February 5, 2015, from
http://dssresources.com/cases/spaceshuttlechallenger/
Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster: A Study in Organizational
Ethics. (n.d.). Retrieved February 5, 2015, from
http://pirate.shu.edu/~mckenndo/pdfs/The Space Shuttle
Challenger Disaster.pdf.
