Ryan sought to change this by finding and developing more talented pitchers, and also by addressing what he considered the root cause of the problem: the cycle of low expectations, insufficient confidence and poor performance.
The theoretical underpinnings of PES emanate from an environmental externality framework, in which market failures are considered the root cause of environmental degradation.
It is likely that Rockefeller's work in Africa would have remained modest had some strategists at the Gates Foundation not decided to consider the root causes of African poverty a few years ago.
By failing to consider the root causes of Uighur discontent, Beijing could unwittingly radicalize a generation of young people, said Nicholas Bequelin, a researcher for Human Rights Watch who is based in Hong Kong.
These informants were particularly frustrated that the investigation did not really consider the root causes of the adverse event.
Healthcare managers are actively working to promote measurement of process and clinical outcomes, take problems in organisational performance seriously, consider the root causes of those problems, encourage the formation of problem solving clinical micro-system teams and promote the use of multiple, evolving Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) tests of change.
They would not reform their policies or consider the root cause of their defeat.
Having gone back to fundamentals to consider the "root cause" of prisoner reoffending, they drew on the expertise of three major charities with expertise in combating drug addiction, homelessness and social exclusion – and produced a successful combined bid.
This is unexpected, as numerous influential works state the importance of considering the root cause when determining the reaction to decline (Castrogiovanni and Bruton 2000; Hofer 1980; Pearce and Michael 2006; Schendel et al. 1976).
The commission's mandate, he said, will be "to consider both the root causes of the disaster and offer options on what safety and environmental precautions we need to take to prevent a similar disaster from happening again".
