Karlene H. Roberts

ThinkersOrganizational scholar

Works

In Organizational Structures

Known for

Research on high-reliability organizations

Ideas

The incident command system. With Bigley, found that a distinctively bureaucratic system produces remarkably flexible and reliable temporary organizations for complex and volatile tasks. Caveat: One case study, of one fire department.

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