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    Ford Pinto

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    Running head: FORD PINTO CASE STUDY Ford Pinto Case Study Shannon Arrighi‚ Brad Collins‚ Chasity Mobley‚ and Tom Tumminelli University of Phoenix Ford Pinto Case Study Shannon---Introduction Faced With The Ethical Dilemma In this ethical dilemma the team agrees it would have been handled differently. Within our group it seems that there would be different opinions of how it would have been handled. As an industry professional‚ ones moral obligation and responsibility of every employee

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    Fire Protection Systems

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    Fire Protection Systems There are several types of fire extinguishing systems. They are wet‚ dry‚ chemical and gaseous types of systems that can be implemented. The type of fire and the circumstance that created it will dictate which methods are the best‚ safest and most efficient ways to extinguish a fire. Examples would be kitchen fires‚ grease fires in particular are difficult to extinguish with water and sometimes counterproductive to extinguishing the fire. Wet chemical systems are most

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    Ford Pinto

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    Ford had Responsibility to Fix Pinto The Ford Pinto case study clearly presents an unethical and immoral practice that shows corporate greed for a positive bottom line is more important than the value of human life. Along with the issue of greed is the need to outdo the competition to be the best in the automobile industry. Together these issues cloud the judgment of Ford’s management. The use of cost-benefit analysis to determine if the flaw in Ford Pinto automobiles is worth the financial

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    Ford Pinto

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    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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    Ford Pinto- Ethics

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    September 6‚ 2010 Lance O ’Dell Current Ethical Issues in Business: The Ford Pinto Fires In early 1968‚ the Ford Motor Company decided to take on the foreign car competition by introducing a compact‚ affordable vehicle they named the Pinto. What began as the decision to enter the race for the top small car ultimately led to an unprecedented court case wherein the Ford Motor Company found itself charged with reckless homicide and was the first corporation charged with criminal conduct. In

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    Ethical Systems

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    ETHICAL SYSTEM DEFINITION SLOGAN STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES EXAMPLES IN APPLICATION Subjectivism The doctrine that knowledge is merely subjective and that there are no objective moral truths. “It’s either my way or the highway.” You learn to trust yourself in your decision-making. You are not prepared to learn from the experiences of others (from which wisdom is derived). People around the world have different views‚ some of which are influenced by personal tastes‚ feelings and opinions

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    The Ford Pinto

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    The Ford Pinto Question 1 What moral issues does the Pinto case raise? ANS: The Pinto case raise the moral issues of what is the dollar value of the human life. That the businesses should not be putting a value on human life and disregard a known deadly danger. In order to perform a risk/benefit analysis‚ all costs and benefits must be expressed in some common measure. This measure is typically in dollars‚ as the Ford Motor Company used in its analysis. This can prove difficult for things that

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    This film is about the beginning of the economic crisis in 2008. It shows the dilemmas and decisions that were made and how it affected every one of the actors of the US economy From the analysis of this film‚ a great ethical dilemma arises during the development of the plot: is it possible to do something outside the law for the common good of society? In the world of finance it is not only necessary to have a code of ethics to show the rightful path‚ but also a moral code that makes one take the

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    Case of the Ford Pinto

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    Utilitarian Analysis The Case of the Ford Pinto The Ford Pinto first rolled off the Ford Motor Co. production lines in 1971 and stayed in production in its original state until 1978. The vehicle engineers were tasked to develop the vehicle and put it into production within 25 months‚ which was nearly half the time in which the average new vehicle is put into production. The Ford engineers were aware that rear-end impact safety tests were pretty standard at the time‚ but they were not required

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    Ethical Behavior at Work

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    organisational characteristics? What would promote ethical behaviour at work? Introduction Ethical behaviour is a pretty wide topic and it might not always be easy to know the different boundaries. However‚ in your career there are certain boundaries that have been set and different policies that have been formed to regulate what you do. In other words‚ as a professional‚ you need to know the things you should not do. Different organizations have an ethical code of behaviour. Over and above this‚ different

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