The Ford Pinto Case In the early years of car making‚ America was one of the top car manufacturing countries. But in the late 1960’s the consumers preference started to shift‚ and that meant less American cars were being sold. Consumers were looking for a more compact car rather than the heavy and long cars that were being sold. Japanese car manufactures of Datsun and Toyoya had taken over the market with their small‚ cheap‚ and compact cars. The Ford motor company felt the Japanese punch
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Law and Ethics essay For the purpose of this assignment I will look at the legal and ethical aspects involved in the following scenario and this will be discussed. I will take into consideration both the deontological and consequentialism theory. Laws relevant to this scenario will be looked at. Scenario To maintain confidentiality the name of the patient has been changed. The patient D is 60 years old male who had kidney cancer he had been admitted to the hospital for further treatment. On
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Running head: Ford Pinto Case Study – Was Ford to Blame in the Pinto Case? Taking a Side Mayo Smith‚ George Deese‚ Josh Eubank‚ Mignon Waller‚ Michelle Stower and Jaime Arnold University of Phoenix Take a Side Bad business decisions can be seen throughout history; however none has stirred such controversy as the error made by Ford Motor Credit concerning the 1971 Ford Pinto. Despite many safety concerns Ford CEO‚ Lee Iacocca and Ford executives began the production and distribution
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a new steeping stone on making compact cars. The creation of the Pinto helped Ford have a small compact car in which was a competitor for both the Germans and Japanese bringing in a new American vehicle to the American Market. Among the introduction to that there came in challenges and ethical issues in which the company had to face during this era of the Pinto. Analyze and Evaluate Alternatives The main problem of the Pinto fires was the fault on the fuel tank in which they had. It was a very
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The Ford Pinto Project The Ford Motor Company has been the leading car company for many decades. In the late 1960’s early 1970’s the company was losing the battle with Japanese with the small efficient cars. Lee Iacocca‚ Chief Executive Officer the Ford Motor Company wanted a car that will be competitive to these Japanese compact cars. With this intention in mind‚ the company wanted to manufacture a sub-compact vehicle that weighs less than 2‚000 pounds and costs under $2‚000. The result is
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Ford Pinto Case Study The Ford pinto lasted from the 1960’s to the late 1970s and was highly controversial. This poorly made automobile came from a production race between the USA and Japan‚ where the United States promised an affordable‚ fuel efficient‚ and reliable car. Because of the hasty production‚ it left Ford with a flawed‚ dangerous‚ and untested product. The outrage over the obvious safety flaws of the Ford Pinto caused leaders to call upon their values‚ mission statement‚ and ethics
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this action is not intrinsically valuable as it acts for the good of the company. If this maxim of foregoing car safety in order to increase profit was applied universally‚ there would be obvious contradiction from the employees of Ford who drove a pinto and would not agree to this rule. This contradiction implies that the maxim to forego safety standards in the interest of profit is not morally valid‚ and Ford using this maxim to make the decision to not recall the cars is morally
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Consequences of Climate Change: Consequentialism and Environmental Ethics A somewhat commonly held concern is that consequentialism is an inadequate moral theory for tackling the issue of climate change. In this paper I will argue that consequentialism can successfully respond to climate change by‚ at times‚ evaluating the morality of character traits instead of actions. First‚ I will provide a couple major objections that consequentialism must overcome if it is to be successful in addressing the
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Williams’ main critique of consequentialism is that it is too demanding. Moreover‚ Williams thinks that consequentialism is self-defeating‚ since its “teleological maximizing structure actually destroys a primary source of value in rational human life” (Powerpoint). This is because in consequentialism‚ we care only about maximizing the good and minimizing the bad‚ and not about how this is accomplished. And because of this‚ argues Williams‚ consequentialism destroys personal integrity‚ which plays
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to be twelve years old. COuld’ve been anywhere from nine to fourteen‚ but as Frederick Douglass‚ that great man‚ said‚ you might as well ask a horse how old he is as a slave” (Stolz 3). This quote was said by Cezanne Pinto‚ the main character of the historical novel‚ Cezanne Pinto‚ about a young slave living on a plantation in Virginia with high hopes of freedom and an education. Originally born Deucy Clayburn‚ Cezanne spent his time as a slave working in the stables due to his gift with horses
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