Titan submarine case, Ocean Gate company - How it is related to Organization Behavior?
Describe the individual behavior,
relationship conflict, motivation
3. TheCEOofOceangate Mr.StocktonRushhadanidea to
exploretitanic anddecided to movewith hisfriends
✓ShahzadaDawood(British-Pakistani businessman)
✓Suleman(SonofShahzada)
✓HamishHarding(Britishbusinessman)
✓Paul-HenryNargeolet( FrenchNavydiver)
Motto ofOceanGate-> “Fast, cheap or good :pick two”
4.
5. • OceanGateExpedition charges$250,000 (INR 20.52 million) perpersonfor
the eight-day expeditionto the Titanic shipwreck.
• The famous wreckage site isabout 600km (370 miles) off the coast of
Newfoundland and lies in twoparts.
• While a full dive to the wreck,including the descentand ascent, takeseight
hours,the single dive takes sixhoursto reachthe Titanic site, explore,and
returntothe surface.
• Mothershipfailed to receivesignal after 1hour 40minutes.
6. LACK OF SAFETY CULTURE
OceanGatefiredemployeeDavid Lochridge in2018-filedcomplaint
with theOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration.
“HeclaimedthattheTitanlackedsufficient testing ofits hullandthathazardous
materialswerebeingused inside thesubmersible withoutpassengerknowledge.”
TheNew YorkTimes publishedaletter written in2018-warningRush of
possible“catastrophic”problemswith Titan’sdevelopment.
James Cameron said thatthematerialofthesubmersible – carbonfiber
composite – werejustthewrongmaterial.
7. RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT
TITAN SUBMERSIBLE SAFETY CONCERNS - 22ndMarch 2018
’I havegiveneveryone the same honest advice which isthatuntil asubis classed, testedand proven
itshould not be usedfor commercial deepdiveoperations...
As much asI appreciate entrepreneurship andinnovation, you arepotentially puttingan entire
industry atrisk .So I implore you to takeeverycarein your testing andsea trialsand to bevery, very
conservative.’
This email wasgivenbyRobMaccullum EYOS Expedition founder
26th March 2018
’I havegrown tiredof industry players who try to useasafety argumentto stop innovation and new
entrants from entering theirsmall existing market.
Since Guillermo and IstartedOceanGate we haveheardthe baselesscries of "you are going to kill
someone" waytoo often.I takethis asaserious personal insult.’
OcenGate Titan Founder StocktonRushgavethis asreply
A former employee of OceanGate has said thatthe Titan submersiblewas not safe todive,and compared itto a“lemon,” according toThe NewYorker
