The "normalization of deviance" is the gradual acceptance of substandard practices, which, if left unchecked, can lead to a dangerous decline in performance and increased accident risk. Flight ...
To some extent, many organizations, if not all, suffer from some form of performance deviation. This can manifest itself in any goal or standard against which organizations may measure themselves.
Thomas Schares, MD, MBA, an anesthesiologist with Somnia Anesthesia who serves as chief of anesthesiology for Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., discusses the phenomenon known as ...
BALTIMORE, Md. – By their very nature, firefighters are deviants – but in a good way. So it’s almost natural there’s a “normalization of deviance” in the fire service. Lt. John Dixon, a fire ...
“When the sociologist Diane Vaughan came up with the term ‘the normalization of deviance,’ she was referring to NASA administrators’ disregard of the flaw that caused the Challenger space shuttle to ...
Healthcare in Nevada seems to suffer from a "normalization of deviance," according to this article in the Las Vegas Sun. In two recent high-profile cases, trained professionals apparently ignored ...
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