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Air Force Cheating Scandal Reflects
Negatively on Organizational Culture.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3
LEADERSHIP OF AIR FORCE BE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE SCANDAL..................3
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................................5
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INTRODUCTION
Air Force cheating scandal has considered as a critical unethical practice in which number of
Air Force officers and authorities were involved. Cheating and other unethical activities were took
placed in Air Force Academy in Montana (DeWees, Hitt and Lindsay, 2014). Number of unethical
practices have been identified in the Air Force base such as drugs use, cheating in exam, alcohol use,
etc. which have impacted the overall culture of organisation.
LEADERSHIP OF AIR FORCE BE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE
SCANDAL
As per the consideration of case study, it can be said that number of Air Force officers were
involved in unethical practice so leadership of Air Force can be considered as a major contributor to
the scandal (Greg, 2014). It has been spotted that students of Air Force Academy were not involved in
the cheating but the group of Air Force officers was involved in unethical practice. In support of this, it
can also be stated that unethical practices like cheating and drug use have impacted the perception of
followers in a negative manner (Tadimety, 2014). As per the case study, it can be said that in year 2008,
the chief of Air Force and secretary were fired after the failure of oversea nuclear mission. This kind of
activity has impacted the morale of Air Force officers in a negative manner. Other than this, it has also
been spotted in the case study that general of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles force was also
terminated after the incident of involving in heavy drinking. Moreover, two officers were also involved
in drug addiction (Stiehm, 2013).
According to the evaluation of case study, it can be said that continuous involvement of senior
leaders in unethical practices has influenced the perception of followers in an adverse manner. It is also
one of key reasons that Air Force officers were involved in cheating scandal (Cooper, 2014). Firing and
termination of leaders have impacted the morale of other members which has increased the negative
aspect within culture. It also indicates that new leaders of Air Force do not have involvement with the
followers that have boosted negative aspect within environment (Göbel, 2014). It is also one of key
responsibilities of leaders to ensure that followers are not involved in any kind of unethical practice.
Cheating in examination is also loop hole of leaders as they are accountable to measure the standards
of officer’s proficiency test. In other words, it can be said that termination and ethical practice of Air
Force leaders were took placed in year 2008 and cheating incident has taken placed in year 2013. It
means that change in leadership has also impacted the Air Force base culture in a negative manner
(Stanfield, 2015).
CONCLUSION
As per the consideration of above statements, it can be concluded that leaders of Air Force were
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the major contributors in the scandal. This is because unethical practices performed by top leaders has
impacted other member’s perception in a negative manner. It has also been spotted that lack of
effective leadership and improper consideration of measures by leaders have also created an unethical
environment within organisation. In order to overcome the issue, leaders must focus on proper
evaluation of diverse work practice standards and leadership skills.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
DeWees, B., Hitt and T., Lindsay, 2014. Connecting United States Air Force Core Values to Mission
Accomplishment. Air univ maxwell afb al squadron officer college.
Göbel, C., 2014. De-and Rehumanizing the Other: Philosophical Foundations for Military Ethics and
Peace Building in the Armed Forces. Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict. pp.100.
Stanfield, D. L., 2015. Breaking Bad: The Efficacy of Ethics Education in Air Force Officer PME. Air
war coll maxwell afb al.
Stiehm, J., 2013. Bring me men and women: Mandated change at the US Air Force Academy. Univ of
California Press.
Tadimety, P. R., 2014. When There is a Mismatch between Strategic Priorities and Organizational
Risks. Available at SSRN 2459758.
Online
Cooper, H., 2014. Air Force Fires 9 Officers in Scandal Over Cheating on Proficiency Tests.
<Available through: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/28/us/air-force-fires-9-officers-accused-
in-cheating-scandal.html?_r=0>. [Accessed on: 4 February, 2016].
Greg, B., 2014. 9 air force commanders fired from jobs over nuclear missile test cheating. <Available
through: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/27/us/air-force-cheating-investigation/>. [Accessed on:
4 February, 2016].
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