Case 30 Firestone and Ford: The Tire Tread Separation Tragedy I t is often tricky to know when an ethical or social issue really begins. Does it begin before it is “recognized” or “identified” as an issue? Does it begin when an isolated manager recognizes an incident or a trend and reports it via a memo to his superiors? Does it begin once the media get hold of information and the frenzy begins? Such questions arise in the case of the Firestone–Ford tire tread separation debacle that began dominating
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Firestone and ford: the tire tread separation strategy (case for discusiion for bba iii b on Tuesday 21 May 2013) It is often tricky to know when an ethical orsocial issue really begins. Does it begin before it is “recognized” or “identified” as an issue? Does it begin when an isolated manager recognizes an incident or a trend and reports it via a memo to his superiors? Does it begin once the media get hold of information and the frenzy begins? Such questions arise in the case of the Firestone–Ford
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Firestone and Ford: The Tire Tread Separation Tragedy Business Ethics November 8‚ 2011 Executive summary. Firestone/Bridgestone and Ford companies caught public negative attention in the end of 1990s because of their relation to tire tread separation cases‚ which caused numerous car accidents not only in US‚ but also abroad. Because they did not take proper actions to eliminate the number of this cases and remove all dangerous products from the market timely‚ even if they knew that something
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THE FORD-FIRESTONE CRISIS FACTS 8 CONCLUSION 12 REFRENCES Error! Bookmark not defined. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FIGURES Figure 1. Network Setting of Ford-Firestone Crisis 5 Figure 2. Levels of Context 7 EQUATIONS Equation 1. Primitive Form of Constitutive Rule 6 Equation 2. Primitive Form of a Regulative Rule 7 CHAIRMAN SUMMARY In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s several accidents were reported of Ford Explorers equipped with Firestone tires rolling
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the Firestone and Ford Tire controversy. They were both beneficial companies in this society. Henry Ford was the person who founded the company Ford Motor Company. It was largely responsible for initiating the era of mass-consumption and mass-production in the American economy. Ford’s business provided people‚ standardization‚ the assembly line‚ and high wages for workers. The Firestone Tire Company was founded on a determination to offer the quality and services offered. If Firestone and Ford Tire
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FORD AND FIRESTONE CASE STUDY 1. SUMMARY This case involves Ford and the Japanese tire manufacturer‚ Bridgestone/Firestone. The Ford Explorers which were prone to rolling over‚ came equipped with Firestone defected tires. The tire seemed to have a defect that caused the tread to separate from the whole of the tire and cause the vehicle to flip. Although Firestone knew about such defects‚ they continued to produce despite knowing the deadly consequences that lay behind their actions. The
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Case 8: Questions 1-6 Firestone and Ford: The Tire Tread Separation Tragedy 1. What are the major and minor ethical issues in this case? The major ethical issue in this case is the ignoring an obvious crisis for so long‚ one in which people are being injured and in cases killed. The minor ethical issues include the organizations involved in this case pointing fingers at both the consumers and each other and covering up evidence proving there is a problem. 2. Who are the stakeholders and what
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The Ford/Firestone Case This case involves Ford and the Japanese tire manufacturer‚ Bridgestone/Firestone. The Ford Explorers which were prone to rolling over‚ came equipped with Firestone defected tires. The tire seemed to have a defect that caused the tread to separate from the whole of the tire and cause the vehicle to flip. Although Firestone knew about such defects‚ they continued to produce despite knowing the deadly consequences that lay behind their actions. The Explorer also had a
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large as Ford and Bridgestone-Firestone. Both these companies produce such a large quantity of products that something is bound to go wrong. Also‚ no matter how safe a product might be there still can be potential problems with user error. An example would be how no matter safe Ford makes a car‚ there is still potential for an accident if the driver is inexperienced or if there is bad weather. So usually it is impossible for a firm to guarantee complete product safety. 2. Bridgestone-Firestone should
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Ford and Firestone are two widely known companies‚ Ford being an automotives company and Firestone being a tire manufacturer. A similarity other than cars that these two companies share is that both of the companies were involved in a controversy dealing with their products . At least 134 civilians died in the United States‚ and more internationally‚ while driving a vehicle produced by Ford with Firestone produced tires. This lead to many lawsuits and investigations were a result of these events
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