CASE STUDY: FORD PINTO The case over here is that of Pinto a car launched by Ford motor company. The Ford Pinto is a subcompact car produced by the Ford Motor Company for the model years 1971–1980. The car’s name derives from the Pinto horse. Initially offered as a two-door sedan‚ Ford offered "Runabout" hatchback and wagon models the following year‚ competing in the U.S market with the AMC Gremlin and Chevrolet Vega‚ as well as imported cars from Volkswagen‚ Datsun ‚ and Toyota. By January 1971
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a inexpensive vehicle to appeal to the first time buyers market. Mr. Iacocca philosophy was for consumers to remember Ford as the very first vehicle that they owned so that when it was time for them to invest in another vehicle it would be a Ford. But‚ in order for Ford to develop a inexpensive vehicle to fit the philosophy of Lee Iacocca‚ they had to cut corners. Unfortunately‚ the one corner they cut was the placement of the fuel tank‚ causing catastrophic failure in rear end collisions resulting
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I decided 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
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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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expansion was one way to maintain their power. Ninety percent of Africa was controlled by natives in 1879. This quickly took a turn for what is known as the “scramble for Africa.” By the early 1900’s‚ Europeans controlled almost all of the entire continent of Africa. The concept of purposefully claiming land from natives caused quarrels among leaders – Is it ethical? William Gladstone‚ a four-term prime minister of Great Britain from the 1860’s to mid-1890’s‚ was a liberal party leader who was anti-liberalism
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(The Ford Pinto) 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 is usually required to develop a car. The regular time to produce an automobile is 43 months but Ford took 25 months only (Satchi‚ L.‚ 2005). Although Ford had access to a new design which would decrease the possibility of the Ford Pinto from exploding
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regarding the 1968 Pinto. Decision making is the process of making choices based on the values‚ preferences and alternatives of information gathered. In 1968 Ford Motor Company redesigned the Ford Pinto in that they changed the location of the gas tank to the rear of the vehicle. The problem with this designed was that it created an explosion upon rear-end collision. Ford Senior management had two alternatives to the poorly engineered design: create a modification for the Pinto or to leave the
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Research is vital as the foundation of evidence-based practice‚ which is imperative within social work to help the promotion of well-being‚ maintain dignity and overcome difficulties. Ethical standards form a fundamental part of social work practice and‚ likewise in research‚ it must reflect the same ethical principles which puts participants’ best interests as its core. These promote values which are essential when working with marginalised groups within society‚ including establishing trust‚ accountability
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The Oxford dictionary defines ethical dilemma as “A situation in which a person must choose between two courses of action of (apparent) equal moral importance‚ so that the choice necessarily entails the transgression of an important moral principle.” (2003) Ethical dilemma may challenges social workers’ professional values‚ duties‚ and obligations to the client or agency. Ethical dilemmas comes in various format that involve social workers’ delivery of services to individuals‚ families‚ couples‚
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Social work values and ethical dilemmas What are values‚ ethics‚ ethical dilemmas and a code of ethics? Values relate to principles and attitudes that provide direction to everyday living. Values also refer to beliefs or standards considered desirable by a culture‚ group or individual (AASW). Similar to values‚ but slightly different‚ ethics means a system of beliefs held about what constitutes moral judgement and right conduct‚ they are moral principles (rules‚ guides) (AASW). So an ethical
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