CROSS PRESSURES OF ACCOUNTABILITY: INITIATIVE, COMMAND, AND FAILURE IN THE RON BROWN PLANE CRASH

ROMZEK, BARBARA S.;WALLACE INGRAHAM, PATRICIA

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, n.º 3/2000, pág. 240

1. Introduction. 2. Accountability in the PublicSector. a) Challenges of Accountability. 3. Accountabilityin the Military. a) The Institutional Context of the UnitedStates Air Force. b) Air Force Accountability Under NormalCircumstances. c) The Managerial Cross Pressures FacingAirlift Wing Commanders. 4. The Mishap Flight. 5. Air ForceAccountability Reactions to the Mishap Flight. a)Accountability to Sources External to the Air Force. b)Accountability to Sources Internal to the Air Force. c)Summary. 6. Conclusion.