Dear Colleagues - I am working with a New Zealand colleague on a paper
related to the 10th anniversary of the May 1996 Everest climbing disaster.
Some of you may know about this disaster through John Krakauer's now famous
book, Into Thin Air. David Barry and I wrote an article about the event in
the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science in June of 1999. Others have
written academic articles as well.
I am particularly interested in hearing how many of you use or make
reference to this disaster in your management courses (if at all). What
book(s) or articles do you use that pertain to this disaster? How do you use
them? About what facets or topics in management do you use it to illustrate?
Leadership? Group dynamics? Structure? Decision-making? Do you use any
simulations or exercises with it? What points or lessons do you try to
convey through your readings and exercises?
In short, I am interested on how you, as business and management faculty,
use this event and what accompanying articles or books (such as Into Thin
Air) you use as well.
Thanks very much,
Michael
Michael B. Elmes, Ph.D.
Professor of Organization Studies
Fulbright Scholar to New Zealand 2005
Washburn 203
Department of Management
WPI
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609, USA
Phone: 508 831 5182
Fax: 508 831 5720
Email:
mbelmes@wpi.edu