Dilemma in the Ford Pinto Case On August 10‚ 1978 three young girls died in a 1973 Ford Pinto after being stuck from the rear by a driver in a van. The Ford Pinto was completely engulfed in flames and the accident resulted in the death of the three young girls. Today‚ the debate continues regarding whether or not The Ford Motor Company was responsible for this case and many other cases involving the Pinto bursting into flames resulting in disfigurement or death. Ford has argued for
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Harvard referencing system to quote the sources of your research. 4. This Assignment consists of one (1) project paper. Some research has to be done to accomplish the assignment. ASSIGNMENT 1. Read the Data Case below carefully and do what the instruction 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ and 7 suggest. 2. Collect each task you have done and organize them into a report for the Vice President of Equity to monitor. 3. The structure and flow of your paper should be well-planned and thought of. There
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CASE STUDY REPORT The decisions and culture leading to the fall of General Motors CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY………………………………………………………….iii 1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………..4 2. EXTERNAL FACTORS IN DECISION MAKING……………………….4-5 3. BOUNDED RATIONALITY……………………………………………….5-7 4. BUSINESS CULTURE…………………………………………………...7 a. The Power-Distance Relationship……………………………...7 b. Uncertainty Approach……………………………………………8 5. THE CONFORMITY APPROACH……………………………………...8-9 6
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Management‚ Vol. X‚ No. Y‚ xxxx 1 Geely motors: a Chinese automaker enters international markets Ilan Alon‚* Marc Fetscherin and Marc Sardy Rollins China Center & International Business Department Rollins College 1000 Holt Avenue 32789 Winter Park‚ FL‚ USA E-mail: ialon@rollins.edu E-mail: mfetscherin@rollins.edu E-mail: msardy@rollins.edu *Corresponding author Abstract: On 22 January 2006‚ Shufu Li‚ the Director of International Marketing for Geely Motors‚ was rushing to the check-in counter at
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more than 10.3 million vehicles across the world. Through multiple mergers and acquisitions‚ Toyota Motor Group has acquired a large variety of car companies. This allows them to meet the needs of many different types of consumers and have allowed them to successfully penetrate multiple car markets. To meet the needs and desires of their upper class target market‚ they have the luxury car company Lexus. To meet the needs of their middle class to lower class target market‚ they produce affordable
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Marketing Plan for Nissan Motor Company Ltd. I. Executive Summary The demand on our nation’s automotive industry is tougher than ever. Rising consumer costs and environmental concerns are changing driver’s buying habits like never before. The future generation of drivers will evaluate a car’s performance and price just as much as its impact on global climate conditions and Nissan is responding to the challenge. By 2011‚ we’re releasing a new line of clean diesel-powered vehicles‚ the Maxima and
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Company Background and Key Factors Waltham Motors was originally a family owned business. The sole product manufactured was electric motors of a single design that were sold to household appliance manufacturers. In late 2003‚ Marco Corporation acquired it as their subdivision. Marco’s management decided to observe Waltham Motors current operating procedures and systems on order to see how well they are functioning. In April 2004‚ Sharon Michaels‚ was transferred from the corporate headquarters
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480 Million | Employees | 26000 | Website | www.arvindmills.com | Arvind Mills‚ the flagship company of the Lalbhai Group‚ is one of India’s leading composite manufacturer of textiles. Its headquarters is in Ahmedabad‚ Gujarat‚ India. It manufactures a range of cotton shirting‚ denim‚ knits and bottomweights (Khakis) fabrics. The Evolution 1930 was a year the world suffered a traumatic depression. Companies across the globe began closing down. In UK and in India the textile industry in particular
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Dropbox 4 Business Ethics A Utilitarian Argument in the Ford Pinto Case In 1971 Ford Motor Company decided they wanted to create a compact car that could compete with the other Japanese manufactured cars. It rushed from its inception to its actual production. In the end‚ these cars proved to be one of the most dangerous ever produced because of their extreme flammability in instance of rear impact collision. The decision by Ford to not recall any of its cars‚ and not fix design flaws‚ conceal
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Review questions 1-10 Pages 146-147 1. Describe the three different kinds of material that can erupt from a volcano. Products of eruption come in three forms; lave flow‚ which can be Basaltic‚ Andesitic or Rhyolitic lava. A volcano also erupts pyroclastic debris (when lava flies into the air and freezes) and gases. 2. Contrast a pyroclastic flow with a lahar. Pyroglastic debris are blasting clots of lava‚ and the lahar are like mudslides that can reach up to 50km per hour. When the
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