Ford Pinto Case Brief There was strong competition for Ford in the American small-car market from Volkswagen and several Japanese companies in the 1960’s. To fight the competition‚ Ford rushed its newest car the Pinto into production in much less time than it usually required to develop a car. The regular time to produce an automobile is 43 months; Ford took 25 months. Before production however‚ Ford engineers discovered a major flaw in the cars design. In nearly all rear-end crash test collisions
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project is to improve the Novenco fire fighting system by designing a developed version without the problem of clogging. There have been made two alternative systems which both can eliminate the problem. To choose between the two alternatives I have made a preliminary plan for both cases. The plan consists of the best possible team for developing the new Novenco FF and a plan for how the project will progress. This will be a way to work together and structure the work in the best way which also reduces
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FORD PINTO CASE The Ford management has chosen to be unethical and morally unworthy to be trusted with the lives of its customers. Can you just imagine the number of individuals riding every day in the cars that they produced‚ who are unaware that they could be in an injury any moment? Ford management has chosen not to follow the safety guidelines and standards in producing such products because at that time‚ the government is still not that strict in implementing such rules. And because of their
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Work place Ethical Dilemma Brenda Paz BSHS-331 August 25‚ 2010 Roberto Vara Jr. Work place Ethical Dilemma According to Freeman‚ S. (2000) Ethics: An introduction to philosophy and practice ethical dilemma is a complex situation that will involve conflicts between moral imperatives. This is also called ethical paradox which plays a central role in ethics debates. We are not animals and thus should not act and behave like animals. All humans have social acceptable behaviors we must abide
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from not improving the Pinto gas tank had been passed on to force’s customers. We will say is morally wrong because Pinto do not meet the safety standard propose by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The safety standard of NHTSA is to reduce fires from traffic collisions. This standard required that all new cars produced by 1972 should be able to withstand a rear-end impact of 20 mph without fuel lost and 30 mph when 1973. The result shows that Pinto had ruptured gas tanks
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Running head: FORD PINTO FORD PINTO Insert Name Here Insert Affiliation Here The case of Ford Motor Company producing the Pinto is a clear example of unethical behavior on the part of an automobile manufacturer‚ where a potentially dangerous product was knowingly released into the market. While there are some good consequences from the action‚ such as the jobs that were provided to American employees producing the car‚ and the individuals provided with an affordable vehicle‚ these were
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Ethical Systems Table PHL/323 June 20‚ 2012 Ethical Theory or System | Brief Definition | Other Names for Theory | Real-world Example | Workplace Example | Duty-based Ethics | Regardless of consequences‚ certain moral principles are binding‚ focusing on duty rather than results or moral obligation over what the individual would prefer to do (Treviño & Nelson‚ 2007‚ Ch. 4).In ethics‚ deontological ethics‚ or deontology (Greek: deon meaning obligation or duty)‚ is a theory holding that
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belief that shapes what a person does everyday. It is the standard that people live up to in order to distinguish what is right from what is wrong based on ones morals. These morals are principles that are demonstrated into society. We as people have ethical duties to all living things. This includes other humans‚ animals‚ and even things such as nature. It is our responsibility to choose the course of action that will be taken. It is what is the belief of what is right‚ and may not always be commonly
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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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Directions: 1. Fill in brief definitions of each primary ethical theory. 2. Identify alternate names or variations of each ethical system based on your reading of the text and supplemental materials. Match the real-world examples listed below with the corresponding systems. The first one has been completed for you in the table. a. I believe people should be able to eat sand if they like the taste of it. b. I believe that if sand is going to be eaten‚ it should be
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