Ford Pinto Case Ford Pinto Case If we were involved in the Ford Pinto dilemma we would have used Deontological Ethical reasoning to decide whether or not to disclose the danger that the Pinto posed and/or use that reasoning to determine whether or not to install the part(s) that would make the Ford Pinto safer. Our decision would be to do what is morally right and avoid doing what is morally wrong‚ regardless of the consequences. True enough Ford was not obligated by government regulation or
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Moral Intensity of Ford Pinto Case Magnitude of the Consequences From the perspective of senior managers who made the decision‚ the magnitude of consequences introducing the Ford Pinto to the market is small. To support this point of view‚ Ford vice President firstly cited several statistical evidences. In 1975‚ only 12 of 848 deaths‚ which associated with passenger-car accidents in which fires also occurred‚ involved occupants of Pintos. And in 1976‚ the number of occupant fatalities in fire-associated
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CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR VENTURE CAPITAL FINANCING IN INDIA Abstract The main objective of the paper is to depict the challenges faced by Venture Capital Financing firms. Venture Capital is money provided by professionals who invest and manage young rapidly increasing companies that have the probable to develop into significant economic contributors. The Government of India in an attempt to bring the nation at par and above the developed nations has been promoting venture capital financing to new
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Decisions to be Made: The primary decision Gilles Moynier must make is determining the target market for the Ford Ka. Effective targeting is highly dependent on meaningful segmentation‚ so selecting an appropriate segmentation methodology from the variety of alternatives is another important decision Moynier must make. Moynier’s decisions must align with Ford’s objectives and also unite all the major stakeholders behind the Ka. Once the Ka’s target is identified‚ Moynier can develop the product’s
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Ford Swaps Accounting Over Interest Rates Section 404 requirements were implemented by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2004. Section 404 reporting on internal controls required many large filers to restate financial statements in order to correct misstatements. This report will focus on Ford Motor Company‚ and how they were affected by the new accounting rules. More specifically‚ it will discuss why restatements of Ford’s financials were necessary‚ and who prompted the change. Then‚ it will discuss
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The hours bars on the status line (at the bottom of the page) help you manage time in your business. The bottom bar is an estimate of the number of hours needed to complete all your planned tasks in the month ahead. The top bar tells you how many hours you have available from your workforce CLICK ON THE STATUS BAR Many of the items on the status bar at the bottom of the page can be clicked to get more detailed information. For example‚ clicking ’Price’ will take you to the pricing page. USE
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ALL Ford Motor Company / 2011 Annual Report CONTENT 1 2 3 6 7 8 18 22 25 184 185 About the Company A Message from the Executive Chairman A Message from the President and CEO Board of Directors and Executives Profitable Growth for All Great Products Strong Business Better World Financial Contents Shareholder Information Global Overview OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS Revenues (a) Worldwide wholesale unit volumes by automotive segment (in thousands) Ford North America Ford South America Ford Europe
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Angel investors are wealthy individuals who usually have an entrepreneurial background of their own. These individuals look for an outlet to share‚ recycle and increase their wealth and expertise by investing in start-ups. The reasons why they invest in start-ups vary. One of these is to put their wealth and experience to use‚ the other is to fill the void created by VC’s in the investment space of $1million or less. For entrepreneurs Angel investment is an attractive way to raise equity capital
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unemployment rates‚ Ford proposed tax cuts and the limitation of government spending. In acts like the Tax Reduction Act of 1975‚ Ford cut taxes by nearly 23 billion dollars. Even though the tax cut may have been relieving to the citizens‚ it led to an economic recession. The government spending‚ tax cuts‚ and the unemployment
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Product strategic: As we all know‚ Mazda is a part of Ford’s core strategy. We think Ford needs to develop the fair price cars which can suitable for more people. As a result‚ Ford may not attempt to market a global luxury brand. They need to change the technology they used. Use more modern science and technology to improve their products quality. As for new product‚ they present cars which use less fuel than before‚ what’s more‚ they present cars which use the electricity and then will eliminate
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