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<blockquote>''A High Reliability Organization (HRO) is an organization that has succeeded in avoiding catastrophes in an environment where normal accidents can be expected due to risk factors and complexity.''</blockquote>
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<blockquote>''Organizations that operate continuously under trying conditions and have fewer than their fair share of major accidents.'' (Weick and Sutcliffe 2007)</blockquote>
  
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===Sources===
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Wikipedia article (2012) on "High Reliability Organization" cites 16 references, including:
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Weick, K. E. and K.M. Sutcliffe. 2007. ''Managing the Unexpected: Resilient Performance in an Age of Uncertainty'', 2nd Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
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a)  Weick, K. E., Sutcliffe, K. M., & Obstfeld, D. (1999). Organizing for High Reliability: Processes of Collective Mindfulness. In B. M. Staw & L. L. Cummings (Eds.), ''Research in Organizational Behavior'' (Vol. 21, pp. 81-123). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, Inc., and
 
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b) Weick, K. E., & Sutcliffe, K. M. (2007). ''Managing the Unexpected: Resilient Performance in an Age of Uncertainty'', Second Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
 
  
 
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Organizations that operate continuously under trying conditions and have fewer than their fair share of major accidents. (Weick and Sutcliffe 2007)

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Weick, K. E. and K.M. Sutcliffe. 2007. Managing the Unexpected: Resilient Performance in an Age of Uncertainty, 2nd Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

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