Bay of Pigs [electronic resource] : how groupthink led to a military failure / John S. Carroll.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBusiness & management collection: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2018Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (10 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): 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 studiesOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: 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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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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