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From the Titanic to Hurricane Katrina
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Reference: AD-345-E
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Year: 1912-2005
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Number of pages: 6
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Geographic Setting: América del Norte, España, Reino Unido
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Publication Date: May 15, 2015
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Source: IESE (España)
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Type of Document: Case
Description
The case presents six situations in which critical decision making was required. They are: the voyage of the Titanic; the Tenerife airport disaster; the Barings Bank collapse; the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Twin Towers; the Enron bankruptcy; and Hurricane Katrina.
Learning Objective
This case uses descriptions of the six situations to enable discussion of the most common errors in decision making.