From the article: "What made the crashes so vexing is that it was impossible to pin the blame on one central villain."

Wait a minute:

"When Mr. Stonecipher became chief executive of Boeing in 2003, he brought G.E.'s model with him: He slashed costs, reduced head count, ramped up outsourcing and increased Boeing's share buyback program and shareholder dividends.

"'When people say I changed the culture of Boeing, that was the intent, so that it’s run like a business rather than a great engineering firm,' Mr. Stonecipher said in 2004."