Carroll, John S., 1948-

Bay of Pigs how groupthink led to a military failure / [electronic resource] : John S. Carroll. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2018. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (10 min.) : color, sound). - The business & management collection, 2056-4570 . - Henry Stewart talks. Business & management collection. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Bite-size case study extracted from the talk: Group decision making. Title from title frames.

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This case study examines the Bay of Pigs crisis in 1961 and the inadequate decision-making process that led to failure. The US national security council succumbed to groupthink which manifested itself in an illusion of invulnerability and unanimity; and resulted in few alternatives and objectives being considered, a disregard for the risks involved and weak contingency planning.


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7108 Henry Stewart Talks


Group decision making--Case studies.
Strategy--Case studies.


Cuba--History--Invasion, 1961.
United States--Foreign relations--Decision making--Case studies.
United States--Military policy--Decision making--Case studies.
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