Within an organization, the one in charge of overall management (business manager) is seen as having the ultimate responsibility when things go wrong even though this person is not necessarily a risk specialist. 1. Is this a trend based upon perception management rather than logic? 2. How does this affect the way we assess risk? 3. Considering an example of a restaurant where a patron orders a salad that makes them sick. Is the head chef punished, or the salad chef? 4. Share any examples or experience where a generalist at a higher level was punished for the failure of a specialist. 5. Was this the right decision? 6. Why or why not? 7. What social and cultural factors come into play when organizations try to assess and address risk