Why did business not react with precaution to early warnings ?
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In the past, companies have frequently neglected early warning signals about potential hazards for human health or the environment associated with their products or operations. This chapter reviews and analyses relevant interdisciplinary literature and prominent case studies — in particular those documented in both volumes of Late lessons from early warnings — and identifies main factors responsible for the disregard of early warning signals.
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