Utilitarianism and the Ford Pinto Case The Ford Motor Company manufactured a subcompact vehicle called the Ford Pinto during the years from 1970 to 1980. The Ford Pinto was advertised successfully to consumers and The Ford Motor Company was rewarded with sales for the Ford Pinto in the hundreds of thousands. Was the reward worth the cost? The Ford Motor Company knowingly engineered the Ford Pinto with a design flaw in the placement of the gas tank and a design flaw in the connection of the fuel
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Research on the general industries: The Moroccan economy has performed moderately well‚ particularly when viewed in the context of the performance of France and Spain‚ its two main trade partners. Although the government has successfully kept inflation low‚ it has been faced with the continuing problem of unemployment‚ an issue affecting urban youth in particular. Average disposable household incomes have risen in recent years‚ and this has been reflected by rising consumer spending. According
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Ford Swaps Accounting Over Interest Rates Section 404 requirements were implemented by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2004. Section 404 reporting on internal controls required many large filers to restate financial statements in order to correct misstatements. This report will focus on Ford Motor Company‚ and how they were affected by the new accounting rules. More specifically‚ it will discuss why restatements of Ford’s financials were necessary‚ and who prompted the change. Then‚ it will discuss
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Analyze Ford ’s decision to introduce the X-type to broaden Jaguar ’s appeal from niche player to major competitor in the luxury segment. Tata Motors recently introduced the Nano‚ the world ’s least expensive car. The Nano fits Tata ’s strategic goal of building a low-cost car for the Indian market. Give your opinion‚ backed by evidence and sound reasoning‚ on whether Tata can succeed in targeting both the very low end of the auto market as well as the high end. What would they have to do to pull
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of the work will be considered plagiarism and will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course‚ and may result in academic dismissal. | | BTM8102-8 | Kris Iyer‚ PhD | | | Characteristics of Research Problems | GreenTBTM8102-3 | | | <Add Learner comments here> ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Faculty Use Only
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customer expectations and to develop continuous improvement. A company that implements this form of management is Ford Motor Company. Ford began to practice TQM back in the 1980s when “When Quality is Job 1” was their slogan. And of course back then Ford was a vast company. When TQM was first utilized‚ it started through a joint venture with ChemFil which is a division of PPG Industries. Ford Motor Company wanted to produce better products and a stable environment not only for the workforce but also an
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Task 1‚ Evidence you must produce for this task Introduction The purpose of market research is to gather data about consisting customers or new customers. It helps the business make decisions on a new product or a consisting product. By doing market research they are able to find out what the customers like and want and what they don’t like. Market research is important to gain a profitable business. If the company have a new upcoming product for the target audience of young teens then they have
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The experiment is based on the fact that all acids in the experiment have a unique Ka value. However‚ the only difference between the possible acids is the number of chlorine atoms attached to the carbon atom that is not in the functional group. The reason for the number of chlorine atoms attached to the carbon atom affecting the Ka is that there is a large electronegativity difference between chlorine and carbon‚ pulling the electrons to tend to the chlorine side. This forms a domino effect where
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Marketing Research – Kudler Fine Foods Michael Bennett MKT/421 March 18‚ 2013 R. Wayne Downing Marketing Research – Kudler Fine Foods This marketing research discussion regarding Kudler Fine Foods is designed to identify certain requirements for Kudler Fine Foods to support their marketing plan for 2014. Marketing research is an important aspect to consider when developing a marketing strategy and is discussed further. Research needs must be identified so a plan to execute
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And according to our background research‚ many of these delivery services are made with requirements of minimum purchase or within their range of service. Therefore‚ our client is now considering the possibility of enhancing the service in targeting households. This will be classified under existing products; new markets under the Strategic Framework For Market Research In Business Expansion as show in figure 1.1 Figure 1.1 Strategic Framework For Market Research In Business Expansion [pic]
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