L. L. Cummings’s scientific contributions

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Publications (1)


Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies
  • Article

December 1984

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4,604 Citations

Administrative Science Quarterly

L. L. Cummings

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... Importantly, today we reflect on the Ford case with hindsight and can clearly discern that there were predictable macro-ethical outcomes. Yet, given the complexity of engineering systems, many micro-ethical decisions can have uncertain or unpredictable downstream macro-ethical impacts (Perrow, 1999), especially during the time of the event. ...

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Empathy’s Role in Engineering Ethics: Empathizing with One’s Self to Others Across the Globe
Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies
  • Citing Article
  • December 1984

Administrative Science Quarterly