CISAC Events

Normal Failures: Why Do Organizations Fail to Understand the Physical World and What are the Consequences?

Social Science Seminar

Date and Time
May 10, 2001
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Availability
Open to the public
No RSVP required

Speaker
Lynn Eden - Senior Research Scholar at CISAC

Paper available, IIS library, 5th floor, Encina Hall East.

Location
Reuben W. Hills Conference Room
Encina Hall
616 Serra St., 2nd floor
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
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FSI Contact
Lynn Eden

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