Organizational Responsibilities

These scientists and engineers represent a special challenge to leadership in that the values and motivations may at times be at odds with corporate cultures that emphasize seniority, authority based on hierarchical influence, allegiance to corporate direction, a strict proprietary view of the results of science and technology, and expectations of instantaneous organizational response to changes in direction. 

These scientists position on the topic of chemical mutagens framed a distinctly minority opinion within the postwar genetics community. Despite Muller s and Lederberg s authority as Nobel laureates and the tendency of both to use their awards as bully pulpits, early attempts to raise public and scientific awareness must have been too distant from the practical and theoretical interests of mainstream genetics to elicit much response, vocal or otherwise.4 Viewed within the context of the radiation fallout controversy, these were modest and sporadic efforts by concerned individuals and not, as would later become the case, collective organizational responses. 

A. King, Organizational Response to Environmental Regulation Punctuated Change or Autogenesis Business Strategy and the Environment, 2000, 9, 224. 

Establish project status reporting and other organizational responsibilities... 

Conclusion. Successful implementation of a sustainable development mindset in an organization requires true integration of the values and principles behind sustainability, and not a shallow, cursory, stand-alone project. That is, sustainability is only one small piece of a larger approach to organizational responsibility in the global environment. The audit or assurance process is an important and valuable step in this approach that cannot and should not be overlooked. 

CSEPP, as well as discussions with directors of state emergency management agencies, have all stressed the importance of a well-coordinated response-management capability. The recent reorganization will require excellent coordination and communication to overcome the barriers of separate organizational responsibilities. 

Acc ts the organizational responsibility ofeducatuon, training, norm setting and cultural change to become a i inclusive environment... 

The processes for development and maintenance of HCF procedures are addressed in Chapter 12. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) have been prepared for both operations and maintenance activities. These SOPs address 1) the scope of HCF systems and equipment covered by operations and maintenance procedures or other procedure-like documents 2) organizational responsibilities for preparation and conduct of these procedures 3) personnel qualifications for performing these activities and 4) general conduct of operations and maintenance requirements. Individual operating procedures govern process-related systems and equipment. The conduct of TSR-requIred and other operational surveillances is covered by a periodic surveillance operating procedure. These procedures are adequate for operation of the facility under both normal and abnormal conditions. 

System safety program plan A description of the planned methods to be used by the contractor to implement the tailored requirements of this standard, including organizational responsibilities, resources, methods of accomplishment, milestones, depth of effort, and integration with other program engineering and management activities and related systems (MIL-STD-882). 

The five main blocks had their own budget, time schedule, specificahon and organizational responsibility and authority to deliver their respective results according to plan. 

The traditional organizational responses of defensiveness and silence in the face of medical accidents are slowly giving way to greater cooperation and openness with the media around the issue of failures in the health care system. Positive publicity about patient safety initiatives in health care organizations has helped educate the media about the creation of a safety culture. When medical accidents... 

The authors indicate that employers have experimented with three broad approaches to promoting diversity establishing organizational responsibility for diversity (by appointing a person or committee to be responsible for managing diversity) reducing the social isolation of women... 

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