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ArticlePublication 2020Avalanche Decision Making Frameworks: Underlying Factors
Snow avalanches are a complex phenomenon and correct assessment of avalanche danger is crucial in …
Snow avalanches are a complex phenomenon and correct assessment of avalanche danger is crucial in order to avoid accidents. To aid the decision making process, different decision making frameworks have been developed. This study identifies 53 total key factors that inform decision making: 44 factors based on the ten most commonly used decision making frameworks and nine additional factors regarded as important by avalanche professionals. Authors found that the number of factors used by the…
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ArticlePublication 2002Lessons from Everest: Cognitive Bias, Psychological Safety, System Complexity
The 1996 Mount Everest tragedy has been analyzed by laypersons, mountaineering experts, and social scientists. …
The 1996 Mount Everest tragedy has been analyzed by laypersons, mountaineering experts, and social scientists. Multiple factors have been implicated in those analyses, such as environment and weather, technology and equipment failure, and human behavior and error. This article examines the events and decision making of individuals and groups through three theoretical lenses: (1) behavioral decision theory, (2) group dynamics, and (3) complex systems. The author describes how key factors exert influence at the level…
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