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Vasa syndrome is a term used in both management and marketing circles referring to problems in communication and management affecting projects, sometimes causing them to fail. Its basis lies with the Swedish 17th-century warship ''Vasa'', a ship that sank on its maiden voyage because it was too unstable. The disaster of the ''Vasa'' has been interpreted by management experts to have been caused by problems with communication, goal setting, and adaptability. The sinking of the ''Vasa'' has also been used as an example for business managers on how to learn from previous mistakes. ==History== (詳細はVasa'' on its maiden voyage in 1628. The ''Vasa'' was one of the earliest examples of a warship with two full gun decks, and was built when the theoretic principles of shipbuilding were still poorly understood. The safety margins at the time were also far below anything that would be acceptable today. Combined with the fact that 17th century warships were built with intentionally high superstructures (to be used as firing platforms), this made the ''Vasa'' a risky undertaking.〔Fred Hocker in Cederlund (2006), p. 51〕 Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden 1611-1632, was waging war on the European continent in the 1620s commissioned the ship and insisted on swift completion of what was intended to be the pride of his fleet. Despite stability tests that showed that the ''Vasa'' was dangerously unstable, she was allowed to sail in August 1628. After less than 2 km, the ship was hit by a strong gust of wind and foundered in Stockholm harbor.〔Numerous books and articles have been written about the ''Vasa''. For details of the sinking and the history of the ships in recent works, see Hocker (2011) and Cederlund (2006).〕 The fiasco of ''Vasa's'' sinking has been ascribed largely to a supposed lengthening of the ship in mid-construction, constant meddling in minor details by the king (who was abroad waging war) and problems in communication between the various parties involved. Though these claims are today considered to have little support in contemporary sources, the idea of the ''Vasa'' as a flawed project has remained, especially in view of the fact that she did sink without ever firing a single shot in anger.〔Fred Hocker in Cederlund (2006), p. 58〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vasa syndrome」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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