Two Views of 'Human Error'
Author(s)
Dekker, Sidney
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2014
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There are basically two ways of looking at ‘human error.’ The first view is known as the Old View, or The Bad Apple Theory. It maintains that:
• Complex systems would be fine, were it not for the erratic behavior of some unreliable people (Bad Apples) in it.There are basically two ways of looking at ‘human error.’ The first view is known as the Old View, or The Bad Apple Theory. It maintains that:
• Complex systems would be fine, were it not for the erratic behavior of some unreliable people (Bad Apples) in it.
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Book Title
The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error'
Subject
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified