An investigation into the impact of information behaviour on information failure: The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power disaster. Issue 1 (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Thatcher, Andrew; Vasconcelos, Ana C.; Ellis, David
• Is Part Of: International journal of information management. Volume 35:Issue 1(2015:Feb.)
• Page Start: 57
• Page End: 63
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Social sciences -- Information services -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Research -- Periodicals; Information science -- Periodicals; Management information systems -- Periodicals; Knowledge management -- Periodicals; Sciences sociales -- Documentation, Services de -- Périodiques; Sciences sociales -- Recherche -- Périodiques; Sciences de l'information -- Périodiques; Systèmes d'information de gestion -- Périodiques; Information science; Management information systems; Social sciences -- Information services; Social sciences -- Research; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 025.52068
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2014.10.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0268-4012

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Uses Fukushima Nuclear Power Disaster to illustrate role of information failure.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Identifies impact of information behaviour on information failure.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Reveals escalation of commitment to myth of nuclear safety.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Explains how escalating commitment interacts with information behaviour.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Shows information avoidance was a major factor in the Fukushima Disaster.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>