Michal Tamuz
Biographic Data
| ID | 5690788 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michal Tamuz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michal |
| FAMILY NAME | Tamuz |
| SIGNATURE | TAMUZ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Classifying and interpreting threats to patient safety in hospitals
We examine how the information gathered about patient safety‐related events is influenced by the interpretation and classification of these events in hospitals and by the context in which hospitals operate. Building on aviation safety studies, we developed research questions to guide a qualitative, interview‐based study of three hospitals. We found that having a specific (or general) definition of an event was important for aviation safety inform…
Learning Disabilities for Regulators
In hazardous industries, regulatory agencies confront the dual mission of enforcing regulations while learning from experience. This research examines how incentives, designed for rule enforcement, influence the gathering and interpretation of hazard-related information that is essential for learning. It explores a high reliability theory argument that strict adherence to standard operating procedures can coexist with organizational learning from…
Organizational learning about environmental risk communication
Corporations, particularly those in the chemical industry, have embarked on a major effort to increase their environmental credibility with the public. As a result, many companies are reaching out beyond their gates to increase dialogue with communities and environmentalists. Although many corporations have attempted to improve the communication skills of individual managers, little attention has been paid to improving how the company, as an orga…
Learning from Samples of One or Fewer
Organizations learn from experience. Sometimes, however, history is not generous with experience. We explore how organizations convert infrequent events into interpretations of history, and how they balance the need to achieve agreement on interpretations with the need to interpret history correctly. We ask what methods are used, what problems are involved, and what improvements might be made. Although the methods we observe are not guaranteed to…
Learning Disabilities for Regulators
In hazardous industries, regulatory agencies confront the dual mission of enforcing regulations while learning from experience. This research examines how incentives, designed for rule enforcement, influence the gathering and interpretation of hazard-related information that is essential for learning. It explores a high reliability theory argument that strict adherence to standard operating procedures can coexist with organizational learning from…
Classifying and interpreting threats to patient safety in hospitals
We examine how the information gathered about patient safety‐related events is influenced by the interpretation and classification of these events in hospitals and by the context in which hospitals operate. Building on aviation safety studies, we developed research questions to guide a qualitative, interview‐based study of three hospitals. We found that having a specific (or general) definition of an event was important for aviation safety inform…
Learning from Samples of One or Fewer
Organizations learn from experience. Sometimes, however, history is not generous with experience. We explore how organizations convert infrequent events into interpretations of history, and how they balance the need to achieve agreement on interpretations with the need to interpret history correctly. We ask what methods are used, what problems are involved, and what improvements might be made. Although the methods we observe are not guaranteed to…
Organizational learning about environmental risk communication
Corporations, particularly those in the chemical industry, have embarked on a major effort to increase their environmental credibility with the public. As a result, many companies are reaching out beyond their gates to increase dialogue with communities and environmentalists. Although many corporations have attempted to improve the communication skills of individual managers, little attention has been paid to improving how the company, as an orga…
Learning Disabilities for Regulators
In hazardous industries, regulatory agencies confront the dual mission of enforcing regulations while learning from experience. This research examines how incentives, designed for rule enforcement, influence the gathering and interpretation of hazard-related information that is essential for learning. It explores a high reliability theory argument that strict adherence to standard operating procedures can coexist with organizational learning from…
Classifying and interpreting threats to patient safety in hospitals
We examine how the information gathered about patient safety‐related events is influenced by the interpretation and classification of these events in hospitals and by the context in which hospitals operate. Building on aviation safety studies, we developed research questions to guide a qualitative, interview‐based study of three hospitals. We found that having a specific (or general) definition of an event was important for aviation safety inform…
Business (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Knowledge management (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aviation (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Occupational Health and Safety Research (2 works)