The Self-Designing High-Reliability Organization: Aircraft Carrier Flight Operations at Sea

Authors

Gene I. Rochlin
Todd R. La Porte
Karlene H. Roberts

Number

7

Abstract

Of all activities studied by our research group, flight operations at sea is the closest to the "edge of the envelope"-operating under the most extreme conditions in the least stable environment, and with the greatest tension between preserving safety and reliability and attaining maximum operational efficiency.

Recommended Citation

Rochlin, Gene I.; La Porte, Todd R.; and Roberts, Karlene H. (1987) "The Self-Designing High-Reliability Organization: Aircraft Carrier Flight Operations at Sea," Naval War College Review: Vol. 40: No. 4, Article 7.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol40/iss4/7