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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 80-92 |
| Journal | Safety Science |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue number | Part B |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
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Keywords
- safety management
- complexity theories
- complex adaptive systems
- systems thinking
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Principles of adaptive management in complex safety-critical organizations. / Reiman, Teemu (Corresponding Author); Rollenhagen, C.; Pietikäinen, Elina; Heikkilä, Jouko.
In: Safety Science, Vol. 71, No. Part B, 2014, p. 80-92.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Principles of adaptive management in complex safety-critical organizations
AU - Reiman, Teemu
AU - Rollenhagen, C.
AU - Pietikäinen, Elina
AU - Heikkilä, Jouko
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This paper contributes to safety management by bringing in ideas from organizational complexity theories. Much of the studies and the literature on organizations as complex adaptive systems have focused on how to produce new innovations or how to increase financial effectiveness. We take the view that safety-critical organizations can be perceived as complex adaptive systems, and we discuss what this means for the management of safety. Our aim is to elaborate on the issue of what kinds of principles the management of safety should be based on in complex adaptive systems. In brief, we suggest that safety management should be adaptive, building on several different principles. Based on literature on complex adaptive systems we first identify the general features of complex adaptive systems, such as self-organizing and non-linearity, which need to be considered in management. Based on the features of complex adaptive systems, we define eight key principles of adaptive safety management and illustrate usefulness of the principles in making sense of the practice of safety management.
AB - This paper contributes to safety management by bringing in ideas from organizational complexity theories. Much of the studies and the literature on organizations as complex adaptive systems have focused on how to produce new innovations or how to increase financial effectiveness. We take the view that safety-critical organizations can be perceived as complex adaptive systems, and we discuss what this means for the management of safety. Our aim is to elaborate on the issue of what kinds of principles the management of safety should be based on in complex adaptive systems. In brief, we suggest that safety management should be adaptive, building on several different principles. Based on literature on complex adaptive systems we first identify the general features of complex adaptive systems, such as self-organizing and non-linearity, which need to be considered in management. Based on the features of complex adaptive systems, we define eight key principles of adaptive safety management and illustrate usefulness of the principles in making sense of the practice of safety management.
KW - safety management
KW - complexity theories
KW - complex adaptive systems
KW - systems thinking
U2 - 10.1016/j.ssci.2014.07.021
DO - 10.1016/j.ssci.2014.07.021
M3 - Article
VL - 71
SP - 80
EP - 92
JO - Safety Science
JF - Safety Science
SN - 0925-7535
IS - Part B
ER -