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Ford Pinto : is cost-benefit analysis allowed in ethical decision making? / Christoph Lütge.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2018Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781526442093 (ebook) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.4
Online resources: The Ford Pinto case was a major scandal during the 1970s. In order to lower costs of production, Ford managers chose not to install a hull to the gas tank of the Pinto model that would have prevented leakages of fuel during crashes. The case is presented here as a study for critically discussing the role cost-benefit analysis plays in ethical decision making. The development and increased awareness of business ethics started in the US during the 1970s, as a consequence of several corporate scandals. One of these was the case of the Ford Pinto, which continues to provide a number of important lessons about the ethical behavior of corporations.
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The Ford Pinto case was a major scandal during the 1970s. In order to lower costs of production, Ford managers chose not to install a hull to the gas tank of the Pinto model that would have prevented leakages of fuel during crashes. The case is presented here as a study for critically discussing the role cost-benefit analysis plays in ethical decision making. The development and increased awareness of business ethics started in the US during the 1970s, as a consequence of several corporate scandals. One of these was the case of the Ford Pinto, which continues to provide a number of important lessons about the ethical behavior of corporations.

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