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Unexpected consequences : why the things we trust fail / James William Martin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Martin, James W. (James William), 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial design--Social aspects.
- Industrial design.
- Organizational behavior.
- Product design--Social aspects.
- Product design.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (312 p.)
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book, interrelationships between more than 40 recent catastrophic events are explored, discussing failures of structures and machines, information technology, regulatory agencies, security designs, and more.
- Contents:
- Designing products and services is a process
- Behavior influences the design process
- Universal principles for good design
- Successful designs depend on organizational culture
- Why the things we trust fail
- Catastrophic failures have common causes
- Rethinking unexpected consequences.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798216030195
- 9786613255600
- 9781283255608
- 128325560X
- 9780313393129
- 0313393125
- OCLC:
- 755101739
- Publisher Number:
- 10.5040/9798216030195
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