The 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill: Implications for theory of organizational disaster

Barry Bozeman

Technology in Society, 2011, vol. 33, issue 3, 244-252

Abstract: Focusing on the interaction of technology and organizational factors, the present paper examines the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill for the purpose of developing a better understanding of the requirements for a theory of organizational disasters. Drawing from literature on organizational disasters, a model of “technology-embedded disasters” is developed and discussed. After outlining the events surrounding the oil spill disaster, the model is employed in analysis of the oil spill. The oil spill case is employed as a means of reflecting on the requirements for an improved model of organizational disaster.

Keywords: Organizational disaster; Technology; Oil spill; Theory of catastrophic events (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2011.09.006

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