Despite Being Warned of Danger, NASA Scientists Proceeded with the Launch

question 124

Multiple Choice

Despite being warned of danger, NASA scientists proceeded with the launch of the space shuttle Challenger that exploded during launch. Sociological analysis of this situation finds it was caused by

• A) a lack of communication.
• B) a combination of risky shift and organizational ritualism.
• C) organizational alienation.
• D) groupthink.

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Definitions:

Shipment Contracts

Agreements where the seller is obligated to ship goods but does not need to deliver them to a specific destination, transferring risk to the buyer upon shipment.

Sale of Goods

A commercial transaction where the ownership of physical items is transferred from a seller to a buyer in exchange for payment.

Destroyed

To have been completely ruined, damaged beyond repair, or made non-functional.

Profession

A vocation founded upon specialized educational training, the purpose of which is to supply disinterested objective counsel and service to others, for a direct and definite compensation, wholly apart from expectation of other business gain.