Deepwater Horizon Disaster Rational Thinking

The key takeaways from the Deepwater Horizon Disaster are that disasters should be avoided by making better decisions and promoting teamwork. Rational decisions should be made where “managers are completely objective and possess complete information to make a decision” (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013, p. 330). If the four stages of rational thinking were applied in the case of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster, it is likely that the telltale signs would not have been missed and that the disputes over the high-pressure readings would not have been issues because the problems would have been dealt with early on instead of letting the problems continue to build up (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013). More research would have involved in the well design rather than going with the cheapest design for the sake of saving a dollar (Ingersoll, Locke, Reavis, 2012). It is likely that BP would love to go back and evaluate and research this decision a little more (hindsight). As seen from this case, “going the cheaper route has its consequences” …show more content…
1). An increase in communication would have helped reduce disputes and strengthened the ability to recognize the warning signs that were overlooked. However, it sometimes takes a disaster or tragedy to learn and grow on.
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