The explosion of the space shuttle Challenger is an example of poor managerial decision making by the managers at NASA and Morton Thiokol,who considered and then downplayed the criterion of:
A) ethicalness.
B) practicality.
C) legality.
D) economic feasibility.
E) devil's advocacy.

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In this case,the desire of NASA and Morton Thiokol managers to demonstrate to the public the success of the U.S.space program in order to ensure future funding (economic feasibility)conflicted with the need to ensure the safety of the astronauts (ethicalness).Managers deemed the economic criterion more important and decided to launch the space shuttle even though there were unanswered questions about safety.Managers must ensure that a possible course of action is ethical and will not unnecessarily harm any stakeholder group.

The Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger Is an Example