Running head: FORD PINTO CASE (Newton‚ Ford‚ 2007‚ p. 1)Ford Pinto Case External social pressures play a big part in the decision reached about the Ford Motor Company. When you have highly respected individuals such as retired NASA engineer Dr. Leslie Ball say “The release to production of the Pinto was the most reprehensible decision in the history of American Engineering” (Newton‚ Ford‚ 2007‚ p. 1); there is cause for concern. There would be more
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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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Case Study of the Ford Pinto Fires The existing prestigious Ford Motor Company has been in business centuries. Ford is known as a worldwide leader in automotive technology‚ automotive-related products and motor vehicle services. Over the last 20 years the company has been venturing into newer industries such as aerospace‚ communications‚ and financial services. Discussing in detail the Ford Pinto fires Team D agrees that the Ford Motor Company’s main focus in the 70’s was to gain profit and
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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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Fires on The Plain: A Reflection Fires on the Plain is truly the most depressing‚ haunting‚ and sad story I have ever endured reading. The complete abandonment of the Japanese soldiers on the island of Leyte by the Japanese Army is revolting‚ as well as the complete disregard for each others well being among them. It becomes a battle between one another for survival. The lack of comradery among the Japanese soldiers is dumbfounding‚ and leads me to believe that it may very well have been there
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Ford Pinto Ethics Case Analysis Dickey L. Sours Jr. Business Ethics Course The Ford Pinto designs had the placement of the fuel tank behind the rear axle. The fuel tank position has allowed the projecting bolts to puncture the tank when the vehicle was struck from the rear. The Ford Motor Company had decided not to change the fuel tanks design location in order to reduce the production costs. Ford Motor Company determined there would be a savings of approximately $20.9 million dollars. Between
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the two assigned papers discussing the Ford Pinto fires‚ it is easy for someone to judge Gioia’s decisions as fallible before all the factors are in place. For example‚ the culture of the Ford motor company at the time‚ Gioa’s mental state. I believe he feels very responsible and that is why he wrote the paper and uses it as a living case study in his MBA classes. From Hookers generalization test I believe Gioia’s decision not to recall the Ford Pinto would pass. The main reason I feel his decision
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Ford Pinto Case Study MGT 216 Ford Pinto Case Study The purpose of this paper will be to determine whether Ford was to blame in the Ford Pinto Case. This paper will provide possible solutions as well as supporting statements. This paper will examine all external social pressures and determine how external pressures affect individuals’ points of view. Further‚ this paper will discuss how the issue would be viewed differently in today’s society. In today’s society ethical issues
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Risk Analysis (Pinto Case) Three social issues that are in this case are that one‚ social issue in this case was Ford claimed the reason for the recall of the 1.9 million Ford Pintos was not for safety but for “reputational” reasons. This is a social issue because‚ after all the evidence was piled up on their company for being unsafe and hazardous‚ they couldn’t just admit they made a mistake and recall the vehicles to make them safer. No‚ they had to use the reputation card to help their company’s
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Ford Pinto Case study The moral issue of the Ford Pinto case is whether or not Ford Company is responsible for the explosion caused by the failed tank. Ford is morally responsible for the incident since it could have been prevented‚ public safety should be their top priority when designing their products‚ and they have disregarded the utilitarianism principle. Ford is responsible for the Ford Pinto incident because of many reasons. First of all the engineers and the top managers of the company
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