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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Henry Ford (July 30‚ 1863 – April 7‚ 1947) was an American industrialist‚ the founder of the Ford Motor Company‚ and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Ford did not invent the automobile‚ but he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford to buy. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. As owner of the Ford Motor Company‚ he became one of the richest
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risk." GSK needs to find new sources of growth at a time when governments around the world are reforming healthcare and cutting spending. It is also outsourcing more research to partners to reduce risk. Its long-running collaboration with the US company‚ Theravance which is responsible for one of GSK ’s most promising new drugs‚ the asthma treatment Relovair‚ which is now in late-stage development. GSK recently upped its stake in Theravance to 19% and this is likely to be the pattern for other collaboration
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Tesla Motors‚ Inc. Financial Analysis Project Accounting II – Dr. Frazer Themistoklis Tambassopoulos Introduction In this paper I intend to provide a sound financial analysis of Tesla Motors Incorporated. I will do so by calculating and providing liquidity‚ profitability‚ and solvency ratios and then evaluating those results. Assessment of these ratios will more or less define Tesla Motors’ abilities to meet its short-term debts and obligations (liquidity)
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constant decline over a long period of time‚ I will be forced to reallocate my assets into different‚ superior performing securities. With the emergence of new technologies‚ many securities will lose value and many securities will gain value. Tesla Motors has gained as extraordinary amount of value over the last two years‚ from a gross profit in 2011 of only $61‚595 to a gross profit in 2013 of $426‚262‚ because of newer technologies and changed cultural values due to the excessive decline of our environment
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Henry Ford presentation Chiara Slide 1: When Henry Ford Invented the assembly line he changed the entire factory industry he made an extremely long process into a quick sharp exercise‚ Henry got the idea from one of his workers who in turn go the idea from a pig dis-assembly line‚ the worker saw who each person would do only one job in the chain but by the end of the line each part of the pig had been taken out. The invention of the assembly line was and is still monumental to the motor industry
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Case Studies The Model T Ford Henry Ford did not invent the motor car – in fact he was a comparative latecomer to the scene. Although he had started producing cars back in 1903 he had little success until the Model T. The first production Model T was built on September 27th‚ 1908 in Detroit and production continued until 1927. The key contribution which he made was to change the approach to manufacture and marketing of cars. Prior to his activities cars had been a specialised luxury product available
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Case 2 Tata Motors 1. Describe the economic characteristics of the global motor vehicle industry. The 2008 financial crisis began in the American subprime mortgage crisis‚ eventually evolved into a global financial crisis. Most countries because of the impact of the financial crisis‚ leading to a sharp slowdown in consumer’s vehicle demand. Also‚ because of the financial crisis‚ the global motor vehicle industry experienced a full-scale market competition. Some small car companies to be phased
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PEST ANALYSIS OF TATA MOTORS PEST ANALYSIS POLITICAL Since Tata Motors operates in multiple countries across Europe‚ Africa‚ Asia‚ the Middle East‚ and Australia‚ it needs to pay close attention to the political climate but also laws and regulations in all the countries it operates in while also paying attention to regional governing bodies. Laws governing commerce‚ trade‚ growth‚ and investment are dependent on the local government as well as how successful local markets and economies
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Leadership of Henry Ford "The great need of the world has always been for leaders. With more leaders we could have more industry. More industry‚ more employment and comfort for all." –Henry Ford Introduction Henry Ford was the creator of one of the largest automobile manufacturing companies‚ influencing society in a number of ways and forever changing the face of the auto industry. One of the reasons for his success was the high priority he placed on his employees’ satisfaction. While Ford had much strength
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