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Scenario:

For the purposes of this study, you have just been retained as a private contracting consultant to assist two agencies of government (the FBI and NASA) in developing a leadership training program that will ensure that history does not repeat itself, as depicted in the Disaster by Management assessment. In establishing this training program, you must not only answer the question, but also provide a recommendation for sustainability going forward. In other words, what can you recommend at the conclusion of your submission to motivate agencies not to succumb to organizational cultures?

Question: Considering the context as described above, how do organizations – in terms of culture, structure, and traditional ways of doing things (processes), impact both risk identification and analysis (RIA) and effective decision-making?

Instructional Note: Though it might be tempting to isolate particular factors as primary determinants of the successes or failures of risk management in any given case, it would be "bad analysis" to do so without thoroughly considering how organizational complexities (the cultural, procedural, and structural effects) may frustrate effective risk assessment and mitigation.