Ford Pinto

1. What moral issues does the Pinto case raise? I think Pinto case raised some serious issue of abusing human rights and not behaving ethically in the world of business. Any business/service should never ever put a value on human life and not take consideration of a known deadly danger. Ford had an option as well as the solution to design the car in a way that prevented cars from exploding; however they refused to implement it.   They thought that it was cost effective not to fix dangerous condition

book talks about this barrier as a goal incentive to encourage change or someone’s behavior in the work place. I found this example on the internet when doing research over this topic “Ford Pinto where the Ford Motor Company discovered in pre-production crash tests the “potential danger of ruptured fuel tanks.” Ford then engaged in a thorough and exhaustive cost-benefit analysis on the costs of lawsuits from a defective product and “determined that it would be cheaper to pay off lawsuits than to make

Principles of Responsible Commerce Tutorial Preparation Week 3 (The Ford Pinto) 1. What moral issues does the Pinto case raise? The Ford Pinto case in (Shaw, Barry & Sansbury 2009, p97) stated that Ford decided to continue produce the Pinto without making an improvement regardless of consumers’ safety because its prototype tests did not meet the safety requirement of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. They should not put the value of money prioritise than human life. Firstly

In today’s business world many people would suggest that we do what is in the best interest of our shareholders or for some company’s their stakeholders. Or that we should look out for what is best interest of the company. In the former example the company would take a more utilitarian stance, and in the latter a stance of egoism. What about good will, a sense of duty or universal rules that guide business decisions? The 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant would suggest that these be the only

Estella Wright Dennis Gioia “The Ford Pinto Fire” Week Six (7/1/14) Written Assignment SYNOPSIS OF THE ARTICLE In 1968, Ford Motor Company made plans for a car that would be inexpensive, small, and appeal to all car buyers. The planned project was to meet the 2000/2000 rule, meaning that the Pinto could weigh no more than 2,000 pounds, and cost no more than $2,000. This rule was instituted because of the extreme competition from foreign car makers such as Toyota and all of the

Part A There are two important questions that I would ask myself before deciding whether or not to blow the whistle. If I do blow the whistle, will I be able to live with the consequences of revealing the food safety problems that are present at Delectables Corp., knowing that it may hurt the company and the people that work there? On the other hand, if I don’t blow the whistle, will I be able to live knowing about the food safety concerns and not doing anything about them to save the face of

The AMC Rebel a Midsize Masterpiece The AMC Rebel Rag top a Rare Sight to Behold The AMC Rebel had a short run from 1967 through 1970. It started out as an aggressive V8 special edition car riding [on the Rambler American platform]. In 1967, they dropped the Rambler part of the nameplate in favor of the Rebel moniker. What makes this car interesting is the flexibility afforded to consumers during the ordering process. Buyers could actually get it the way they wanted. This left us with small

engineers have faced in the past and make it possible to analyze the after-effects of company’s decisions in the past and use the information to help someone with their circumstances. One case that I feel is directly relevant to my own is the Ford Motor Pinto Case. According to one journalist at the time, Mark Dowie,

Legal Analysis Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company Facts In 1972 a Ford Pinto, purchased six months prior, unexpectedly stalled on the freeway in California. The Pinto was hit from behind by a Ford Galaxy, erupting into flames instantly. The driver of the car, Lilly Gray, suffered from fatal burns and died a few days later in the hospital. The passenger, a 13-year old boy named Richard Grimshaw, was also severely injured from burns, which caused his face and body to be permanently disfigured. After

Introduction FDA official website defines product recall “ are actions taken by a firm to remove a product from the market.” FDA lists 5 different type of product recalls. A product recall is often due to “design flaw, production defect, new science information to flaw, production defect, new scientific information about dangers from a product or material previously thought safe, accidental contamination, product tampering, unforeseen misuse, or failure to comply with safety standards”(Berman, 1999)