Accession Number:

AD0769910

Title:

Controversy in Soviet Research and Development: The Airship Case Study,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Campbell,Heather

Report Date:

1972-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

69.0

Abstract:

The airship case study focuses on the process of generating requirements within the Soviet aviation industry -- that is, on how decisions are made to produce a particular product. Airships, of course, do not constitute a major weapons system of principal concern to U.S. military planners. However, in the Soviet Union the same institutions that are involved in deciding whether or not to produce airships are involved in other aircraft development decisions, both civilian and military. Thus, generalizations from the study of this controversy may yield additional insights into the requirements-generation process.

Descriptors:

• *AIRSHIPS
• *AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY
• MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
• USSR
• SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
• RESEARCH MANAGEMENT
• DECISION MAKING
• LEADERSHIP
• FEASIBILITY STUDIES
• TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

Subject Categories:

• Lighter-than-air Aircraft
• Administration and Management

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE