Emery Roe
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Emery Roe is a leading scholar in high-reliability management, risk governance, and the operational challenges of complex autonomous systems. His work critically examines how organizations—particularly in marine and infrastructure sectors—sustain safety and control under conditions of deep uncertainty and technological change. Roe’s most-cited paper, “High Reliability Management and Control Operator Risks in Autonomous Marine Systems and Operations” (2018, 39 citations), provides a foundational framework for understanding the human and managerial dimensions of autonomy at sea. He identifies the persistent risks faced by control operators and argues that high-reliability principles must be adapted, not abandoned, as systems become more automated. Beyond this, Roe has made influential contributions to the theory of “narrative policy analysis” and the management of critical infrastructures, often bridging engineering, public policy, and organizational theory. His work is widely cited by researchers in safety science, maritime engineering, and risk management, and he is recognized for bringing rigorous, practice-based insights to the governance of emerging technologies. For students and scholars, Roe offers a rare integration of empirical fieldwork with conceptual innovation, making his research essential reading for anyone studying the intersection of human operators and autonomous systems.
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