Yet there was our government not only giving BP's reprobates the go-ahead to drill for oil a mile deep in the gulf but also handing them a waiver, allowing them to avoid a detailed analysis of the effect of their operations on the surrounding environment.
Such structures, though, remain vulnerable to what Taleb calls "fat tails," in which distant events have inordinate effects on their operation - think of a power failure that can incapacitate an entire corporate headquarters.
Most of all they fret that the spending of federal money on upgrading their tracks will lead the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the industry watchdog, to impose tough conditions on them and, in effect, to reintroduce regulation of their operations.
The commission's most controversial recommendation was that American businesses should report to Washington on their investments in China and technology transfers to China, along with the effects of their China operations on the number of people they employed in the United States.
Last year, despite some concerns from private-property advocates, Texas passed a law that required new subdivisions being built within 57 miles of the McDonald Observatory to minimize the effects of their lighting on the observatory's operations.
As with the case of beverage companies, carmakers have got to be mindful of the effect their operations have on local communities as they compete with local businesses and residents for water.
When hysterectomy looms as a definite treatment for fibroid related menorrhagia, women and their sexual partners often express their concern about negative effects of the operation on their sexual wellbeing [ 1– 4].
In the survey, 98% of firms said that the effect of migration on their operations had been negligible before 1994, but a third rated it as "significant" now.
Without specifically noting the current strain on the American military, the strategy guidance says that "combatant commanders must consider the effect of their current posture when undertaking new operations," in particular preserving missions in the global campaign against terrorism as they develop their requests for forces.
"He has seen as various corporations and business leaders have gone public with their concerns about cybersecurity and the effects of breaches of cybersecurity on their operations," said Jay Carney, the White House press secretary.
