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The 1996 Everest Tragedy

Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, Strategy

Reference: IVEY-9B04C012-E
Year: 1996
Number of pages: 7
Geographic Setting: Asia/Nepal
Publication Date: May 14, 2004
Fecha de edición: Oct 7, 2009
Source: Ivey Business School (Canada)
Type of Document: Case
Industry Setting: Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Recreation;

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Description

In May 1996, two world renowned climbers, along with some of their clients and guides, perished on Mount Everest in the mountain's deadliest tragedy to date. The accounts of survivors imply that biased decision making contributed to the tragedy. Did a decision lead to this tragedy or was it an unfortunate mountaineering accident? The case provides the opportunity to explore decision biases such as framing, escalation of commitment, anchoring, and over confidence and the issues of leadership style, group behaviour, team management and communication.

Keywords

Decision analysis Group Behaviour Management Decisions organizational behaviour