Engineering financial safety : a system-theoretic case study from the financial crisis
Thesis (S.M. in Technology and Policy)-- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program, 2012.
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| author | Spencer, Melissa B. (Melissa Beth) |
| author2 | Nancy G Leveson. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/729032022-01-31T21:43:56Z Engineering financial safety : a system-theoretic case study from the financial crisis System-theoretic case study from the financial crisis Spencer, Melissa B. (Melissa Beth) Nancy G Leveson. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Technology and Policy Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division Technology and Policy Program Engineering Systems Division. Technology and Policy Program. Thesis (S.M. in Technology and Policy)-- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-105). There is currently much systems-based thinking going into understanding safety in complex socio-technical systems and in developing useful accident analysis methods. However, when it comes to complex systems without clear physical components, the techniques for understanding accidents are antiquated and ineffective. This thesis uses a promising new engineering-based accident analysis methodology, CAST (Casual Analysis using STAMP, or Systems Theoretic Accident Models and Processes) to understand an aspect of the financial crisis of 2007-2008. This thesis demonstrates how CAST can be used to understand the context and control problems that led to the collapse and rapid acquisition of the investment bank Bear Stearns in March 2008. It seeks to illustrate the technological and regulatory change that provided the context for the Bear Stearns accidents and then demonstrates how a top-down systematic method of analysis can produce more insight into the accident than traditional financial accident investigations such as congressionally-mandated inquiries. by Melissa B. Spencer. S.M.in Technology and Policy 2012-09-13T19:00:52Z 2012-09-13T19:00:52Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72903 808492853 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 105 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Engineering Systems Division. Technology and Policy Program. Spencer, Melissa B. (Melissa Beth) Engineering financial safety : a system-theoretic case study from the financial crisis |
| title | Engineering financial safety : a system-theoretic case study from the financial crisis |
| title_full | Engineering financial safety : a system-theoretic case study from the financial crisis |
| title_fullStr | Engineering financial safety : a system-theoretic case study from the financial crisis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Engineering financial safety : a system-theoretic case study from the financial crisis |
| title_short | Engineering financial safety : a system-theoretic case study from the financial crisis |
| title_sort | engineering financial safety a system theoretic case study from the financial crisis |
| topic | Engineering Systems Division. Technology and Policy Program. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72903 |
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