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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impact the performance of Ford Motor Company as an organization by examining the relationship between the nature of the organization and its external environment using SWOT‚ PESTLE and PORTERS FIVE FORCES. 1.2 Context Ford Motor Company is one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world. The company manufactures and distributes automobiles across six continents. With 80 manufacturing facilities worldwide‚ the company’s core and affiliated automotive brands include Ford‚ Lincoln‚ Mercury and
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Abstract This paper is about Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company has managed to stay ahead of their competitors‚ GM and Chrysler. In spite of the hike in the gas prices‚ the slump in the economy‚ and the housing fiasco‚ they have managed to survive in this tough economy. The strategies Ford Motor Company uses to conduct business consist of consumer focus‚ creativity‚ resourcefulness‚ and entrepreneurial spirit. Ford Motor Company is a leader in environmental responsibility and they strive to
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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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Varun Patel Philosophy 131 Michael F. Martin 03/08/2010 The Ford Pinto Case and Utilitarianism In this essay‚ I will talk about the ford Pinto case‚ and how the information was withheld from public in order to save company from huge losses and at the same time keep company’s reputation intact. I don’t think the decision of the ford company to with hold the information about the safety-issue of the car for which they were already aware of; was the right thing to do. I agree‚ as a utilitarian
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Managing: The Ford Way Managing: The Ford Way Henry Ford was a visionary like no other in his time. He practiced management and development methods that‚ at the time‚ were far ahead of other businesses. Formal ideas of management planning‚ organization‚ leading‚ and controlling (the four functions of management) had not yet been developed. Nonetheless‚ he paved the way for innovation and the ultra-competitive automobile industry that exists today. Throughout history the Ford Company has had
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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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Case 5: The Case of the Ford Pinto Refer to this case‚ of about the Ford Pinto case‚ I have been read about this topic from web pages and forum that have been discuses. Here are some of studies that I have been made to finish this paper work in different aspects of ethics and professionalism. In the ‘Ford Pinto Case Study’‚ it seems clear that Ford management and its engineers did not intend to make an unsafe product‚ and that more than likely the outcome of their product resulted primarily from
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The Ford Pinto was a subcompact vehicle that Ford Motor Company manufactured from 1970- 1980. The Pinto caught on with consumers‚ and sales of the vehicle were high. However‚ serious problems quickly arose regarding the design of the Pinto. The gas tank on the vehicles was placed directly behind the rear axle instead of above it‚ with only nine inches of space between the gas tank and axle. Bolts were also placed close to the gas tank‚ increasing the risk that they could puncture the tank in an accident
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