Ethics and Values in Management BAGM5033 (2014/1) CASE STUDY: THE FORD PINTO VELU KUMARASAMY MC1301MC0029 Assigned By: Dr. Shaharudin Yunus 1 TABLE OF CONTENT NO PARTICULAR 1 CASE SUMMARY : THE FORD PINTO 2 Q1: Is it ethical for a company such as Ford‚ to perform cost-benefit PAGE analyses when lives are involved? 3 Q2: As a society we often perform cost-benefit analyses involving lives. For example‚ we do not require overpasses to be built at all railroad crossings‚ even though we know
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Ethical dimensions of cost/benefit" analysis. Evaluate from a moral perspective the "cost/benefit" analysis conducted by Ford. One may ask what do we need ethics in business for? To answer this question‚ we need to know what ethics is‚ as well as‚ what impact it has on businesses‚ people and relations. Ethics is often defined as a set of rules‚ principles governing a group or a person; determining his/her behavior. It imposes a social responsibility on people. Even though‚ in the past ethics was
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Cases General Motors Like a Rock General Motors provided a videotape of the Harry Pearce press conference with retractions by NBC and acceptances by GM. Also available from GM were two videotapes of Michelle Gillen’s interviews with a GM engineer and an attorney representing GM in the Moseley case. The contact was: Mr. Ed Lechtzin‚ Director of Legal and Safety Issues‚ GM Communications Staff‚ New Center One Building--7305‚ 3031 West Grand Boulevard‚ Detroit MI‚ 48202. A segment on the GM
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Ford establishes a Global Marketing‚ Sales and Service Operations office to integrate and drive a more consistent and compelling connection with customers around the world Elena Ford named to new position of director‚ Global Marketing‚ Sales and Service Operations to lead implementation of the company’s “One Ford” marketing vision New global Ford Focus small car in 2010 will be the first product to benefit from global coordination DEARBORN‚ Mich.‚ Jan. 27‚ 2009 – Ford Motor Company today announced
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THE FORD PINTO CASE A Dangerous Product On 10 August 1978 Judy Ann Ulrich‚ eighteen‚ was driving a 1973 Ford Pinto to volley-ball practice in Goshen‚ Indiana. Inside the car with her were her sister Lynn Marie‚ sixteen‚ and their cousin Donna Ulrich‚ eighteen. As they were heading north on U.S. Route 33‚ their car was struck from behind by a 1972 Chevrolet van. The Pinto collapsed like an accordion; the fuel tank ruptured; and the car exploded in flames. Lynn Marie and Donna burned to death in
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Dropbox 4 Business Ethics A Utilitarian Argument in the Ford Pinto Case In 1971 Ford Motor Company decided they wanted to create a compact car that could compete with the other Japanese manufactured cars. It rushed from its inception to its actual production. In the end‚ these cars proved to be one of the most dangerous ever produced because of their extreme flammability in instance of rear impact collision. The decision by Ford to not recall any of its cars‚ and not fix design flaws‚ conceal
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The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16‚ 1903 in Detroit. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines. Henry Ford’s methods came to be known around the world as Fordism by 1914. At around year 2005 “the Detroit big three” viz. GM‚ Daimler and Ford were facing intense challenges in their home market. By
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manufacturing were brought to life. Many men were instrumental in creating this Industrial Revolution. One of the most influential men of the early 1900s was Henry Ford‚ whose life went from rags to riches. There is debate among whether Ford is a robber baron or a captain of industry‚ but for the most part‚ Ford is a captain of industry. Henry Ford was born on July 30‚ 1863‚ in Wayne County‚ Michigan. He was raised in an Episcopalian household. As a child‚ he was very interested in how the parts of a machine
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IP asset management and brand success TOYOTA vs. FORD May‚ 2013 Research Paper 0 Table of Contents Abstract........................................................................................................................................... 1 History of Toyota............................................................................................................................. 2 History of Ford .......................................................................
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Running Head: ENGINEERING Engineering Issues and the Ford Pinto Major Walker‚ III Troy University The Ford Pinto was first introduced to the North American market in 1970. The Pinto was introduced primarily to compete in the small car market with where Volkswagen dominated. The way the Ford Pinto was designed tragically left rear-ends accidents up in flames. This is because the gas tank was positioned in between
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