Legal Analysis Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company Facts In 1972 a Ford Pinto‚ purchased six months prior‚ unexpectedly stalled on the freeway in California. The Pinto was hit from behind by a Ford Galaxy‚ erupting into flames instantly. The driver of the car‚ Lilly Gray‚ suffered from fatal burns and died a few days later in the hospital. The passenger‚ a 13-year old boy named Richard Grimshaw‚ was also severely injured from burns‚ which caused his face and body to be permanently disfigured. After
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General Motors Company Group #2: Roberto Paternina‚ Luvy Garcia‚ Ruperto Granthon‚ Camilla Valdez‚ George Leal‚ Eric Reeves‚ and Rafael Franjul June 16‚ 2012 Introductory description of the business‚ its goals‚ and its markets General Motors Company is an American car manufacturing company that sold 9 million vehicles‚ delivered USD 135M in revenue and USD 6.1 M profit in FY11. The company was founded in Flint‚ Michigan more than 100 years ago. Today‚ General Motors is the
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Implementation‚ Strategic Controls‚ and Contingency Plans Draken Private Security Martin Beyeler STR / 581 March 9‚ 2015 Professor Jill Risner Implementation‚ Strategic Controls‚ and Contingency Plans DRAKEN needs new growth methods‚ product development and new revenue sources. The implementation plan below will identify the course of action best suited for the company along with the objectives‚ functional tactics‚ action items‚ milestones‚ task ownership
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ABSTRACT STRATEGIC CONTINGENCY PLANNING By Karen Scott-Martinet Fall 2006 The objective of this study was to develop a strategic contingency planning model to be used to fully incorporate emergency management and business continuity into organization structures. (For the purpose of this study‚ Emergency Management and Business Continuity were collectively referred to as “contingency planning.”) Presently‚ contingency planning is mainly done on an operational or tactical level. Current
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Research: Application of Contingency Theory to Leadership and the Team Dynamic By: Team Leadership & Motivation A Stajkovic Leadership & the Team Dynamic Introduction: As the focus of our final project‚ we have identified an issue within one of our team member’s organizations where a mismatch exists between the leadership style of the current Vice President of Human Resources and the environment in which he operates. We will use Fiedler’s contingency theory model as support
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Chapter 8: Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company Caption: Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company Citation: California Court of Appeals‚ Fourth District‚ 1981 174 Cal. Rptr. 348 Facts: 1. Ford developed a new model‚ later to be known as the pinto‚ changing the design drastically. 2. Ford discovered that the fuel tanks position was in a ’vulnerable place’ and the car failed to met crash safety standards. 3. Ford was aware of the small cost to help the fuel tanks meet standards but refused to
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Fiedler’s Contingency Theory Fiedler’s contingency theory states that leadership is a trait and it is fixed. Because leadership is fixed the only variable items are the situational factors. Therefore for effective leadership the situational factors need to be changed instead of the leadership traits. Leadership trait is measured by a rating scale of 1-8 bipolar adjectives‚ with 1 being very poor and 8 being very good. The leader is then asked to identify any one member of a team the leader had to
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University Legal accusations of race‚ gender and age bias was bases for the 2001 class action lawsuit of Streeter et al. vs. Ford Motor Co and Siegel et al. vs. Ford Motor Co. for possible age bias. The legal accusations of gender and race claims were dismissed in the Streeter lawsuit but age was still a legal accusation. Ford Motor Co. denied any legal accusations of wrong actions in either lawsuit (The Union Times‚ 2001). “The reverse-discrimination lawsuits claimed that Ford
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since its founding as a motorcycle manufacturer on July 1‚ 1955‚ Yamaha Motor Company has worked to build products which stand among the very best in the world through its constant pursuit of quality; and at the same time‚ through these products‚ it has sought to contribute to the quality of life of people all over the world. Following on the success of our motorcycles‚ Yamaha began manufacturing powerboats and outboard motors in 1960. Since then‚ we have used our engine and FRP technology as a base
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Any successful business owner or investor is constantly evaluating the performance of the companies they are involved with‚ comparing historical figures with its industry competitors‚ and even with successful businesses from other industries. To complete a thorough examination of any company’s effectiveness‚ however‚ more needs to be looked at than the easily attainable numbers like sales‚ profits‚ and total assets. Luckily‚ there are many well-tested ratios out there that make the task a bit less
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