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The A-12 stealth bomber : escalating commitment to a failing project / David S. Christensen, Robin Boneck.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: London : SAGE Publications Ltd., 2017Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • 9781526426932 (ebook) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.4
Online resources: The A-12 was the Navy's top aviation priority. The carrier-based stealth bomber was designed to replace the aging and crippled A-6 Intruder. In 1991 the program was cancelled due to cost overruns, schedule delays, technical problems, and a culture that suppressed bad news about the A-12 from Congress. To increase moral awareness, students are required to reflect, write about, and discuss the facts and moral implications of an ethical dilemma experienced by a cost analyst whose cost estimate about the A-12 was suppressed by supervisors in her chain of command. Students use the IMA Statement of Ethical Professional Practice as a framework to explore applicable values, standards, and actions. This note provides information on the learning objective, assessment method, and comments relevant to the requirements.
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Originally Published In Christensen, D. S., & Boneck, R. (2013). The A-12 Stealth Bomber: Escalating commitment to a failing project. IMA Education Case Journal, 6(3), Article 3.

The A-12 was the Navy's top aviation priority. The carrier-based stealth bomber was designed to replace the aging and crippled A-6 Intruder. In 1991 the program was cancelled due to cost overruns, schedule delays, technical problems, and a culture that suppressed bad news about the A-12 from Congress. To increase moral awareness, students are required to reflect, write about, and discuss the facts and moral implications of an ethical dilemma experienced by a cost analyst whose cost estimate about the A-12 was suppressed by supervisors in her chain of command. Students use the IMA Statement of Ethical Professional Practice as a framework to explore applicable values, standards, and actions. This note provides information on the learning objective, assessment method, and comments relevant to the requirements.

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