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A prime example of an industry that continues to use a cost benefit analysis even when it involves human life is the airline industry. Many companies within the industry have known in the past that some parts of the planes that were being manufactured were defective and could result in crashes and ultimately death. Yet they still allowed these planes to be used. They, like Ford, did not take into consideration the lasting impact of still allowing these products to be used even when they were found to be defective. For instance, it has taken Ford many years to overcome the decisions and choices it made in regard to the Ford Pinto.
Conclusion
The purpose of this discussion was to evaluate the ethical behavior of the Ford Motor Company as it relates to the manufacture of the Ford Pinto Automobile. We found that the Ford Motor company quickly developed and manufactured the Ford Pinto automobile. In addition, the company knew that the gas tank...
The research found that the company acted in a manner that was unethical when it allowed the continued manufacture of the Pinto and did not recall Pinto's that were already on the road even after there were several deaths that occurred as a result of the aforementioned problems. We also found that the company acted unethically in its decision to use a cost/benefit analysis involving human life.
References
Ford Pinto. (n.d.) Retrieved May 6, 2006 from;
http://www.engineering.com/content/ContentDisplay?contentId=41009014
Leggett C. (1999) Te Ford Pinto Case: The Valuation of Life as it Applies to the Negligence-Efficiency Argument. Retrieved May 6, 2006 from;
http://www.wfu.edu/~palmitar/Law&Valuation/Papers/1999/Leggett-pinto.html
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