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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Personal Ethical Statement While reading over the results for my “Ethical Lens Inventory” I learned that my preferred lens is Rights and Responsibility and Relationship lens. This means that I use rationality to determine the rules that each individual should follow and the different ways to solve problems that are fair for everyone. I like everything to be equal. My “Blind spot” is the belief that motive justifies method or overconfidence in process. Basically‚ I want to follow the
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Personal Ethics Statement Being raised through generations of traditional Catholics‚ I was instilled with a multitude of good moral values that has given me a good perspective on my personal ethics and what I believe. I have always heard the golden rule from my family‚ “do unto others as you would have them done unto you”‚ and that has always stuck in my mind and is what I strive for. My preferred lens is Rights‚ Responsibility and Relationship. According to my preferred lens I use reasoning
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Personal Ethics Statement My ethical perspective lens rights and responsibilities; I tend to use reasoning skills to determine duties as well as universal rules that each person should follow. I prioritize the value of being in charge over equality. My primary concern would be protecting my individual rights‚ believing that it is the best way to assure that everyone in the community is treated fairly. Rationality over sensibility is also another prioritized value‚ believing that universal rules
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Cazul Ford Pinto Acesta caz s-a petrecut la sfarsitul anilor ’60‚ cand cererea pentru masini sub-compacte a fost in crestere pe piata. Specificatiile Iacocca pentru proiectarea masinii au fost fara compromisuri: "Pinto trebuia sa fie cu nici macar o uncie mai greu de 2.000 de pounds (aprox. 900 kg) si sa nu coste un cent peste 2.000 de dolari." In timpul proiectarii si productiei‚ totusi‚ testele de coliziune a relevat un defect serios la rezervorul de benzina. In accidente
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Ford Pinto Case Brief 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 it usually required to develop a car. The regular time to produce an automobile is 43 months; Ford took 25 months. Before production however‚ Ford engineers discovered a major flaw in the cars design. In nearly all rear-end crash test collisions
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Personal Code of Ethics Statement Garry Zembower HA405: Leadership and Ethics in Healthcare Kaplan UniversityPersonal Code of Ethics Statement As an ethics base health care professional I will always strive to meet or exceed the following statement below in the daily practice of my profession as a Health Care Administrator (HCA). I will revisit this code throughout my professional career and make changes to this “live” document to ensure its relevance and value. This ever changing code will
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get fired‚ but they definitely aren’t going to further themselves. Personal ethics play a huge role in academics and in the workplace. Basically‚ if you aren’t an ethical person‚ you’re saying that you don’t care. You will do what you want whenever you want to do it. That’s not a great attitude to have in school or at work. Eventually‚ people will begin to notice your behavior and you’ll get caught. In corrections‚ ethics are everything. If I can trust you to make the right decision‚ how do
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Background This report discusses about the invention of ford pinto in a short period of time and the consequences it had in the life of many people. It discuss about the individual and organization involved in the incidents. It also discuss that even though the people were aware about the situation‚ they had no reaction or concern towards it. Introduction Ford pinto was invented by ford motor company during the late 1970 to capture the entire American subcompact market and put down an alternative
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Ford Pinto Executive Summary Your Name University of Phoenix MGT/216 Teacher Date Ford Pinto Executive Summary The Ford Pinto case is a classic example of ethics versus money. Ford decided to make a decision that was unethical in order to save time and money. The questions that come about when determining how unethical it all was are: What solutions would be recommended to make it better? How did external social pressures influence the decisions? Through the period eye would the decision
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