From the Titanic to Hurricane Katrina
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.
Collection: IESE (España)
Ref: AD-345-E
Format: PDF
Number of pages: 6
Publication Date: May 15, 2015
Language: English, Spanish
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.
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Year: 1912-2005
Geographic Setting: América del Norte, España, Reino Unido
Learning Objective
This case uses descriptions of the six situations to enable discussion of the most common errors in decision making.
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