Autonomy, interdependence, and social control: NASA and the space shuttle Challenger. From: Administrative Science Quarterly | Date: June 1, 1990| Author: Vaughan, Diane | COPYRIGHT 1990 Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This paper shows that the organizations responsible for regulating safety at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) failed to identify flaws in management procedures and technical design that, if corrected, might have prevented the Challenger tragedy. Analysis of the processes of discovery, monitoring, investigation, and sanctioning in the Space Shuttle Program indicates that regulatory effectiveness was inhibited by the autonomy and interdependence of NASA and its regulator...

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