Pinto Fires Case

Answer the following bolded statements/questions based on the Pinto Fires Case PDF in essay format.

• Think about the decision making of the Recall Coordinator for Ford Motor Co. Field reports have been coming in about rear-end collisions, fires, and fatalities in Pintos. Assume that you are the Recall Coordinator and thay you must decide whether to recommend recall of the car.
• What factors should you consider in making an effective decision?
• What assumptions do you make about corporate social responsibility and/or ethical decision making that might help you make a good decision (Components of Duty and Outcome Based Ethics which include focus on obligations, Categorical Imperative, Utilitarianism)?
• If you had been Ford’s Recal Coordinator, would you recall the cars?
• How does Dennis Gioia view his decision now? (Refer to this hyperlink: https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/penn-states-denny-gioia-and-the-homicide-prosecution-of-ford-motor-company/)
• What lessons did you learn from Dennis Gioia and Bob Ebeling’s experiences? How can you avoid a disastrous decision in your work life (Refer to IDDR Method “I desire to Do Right” and the steps involved)? What positive ethical values will help you to make a good decision? (Addtional information found on Bob Ebeling: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/25/466555217/your-letters-helped-challenger-shuttle-engineer-shed-30-years-of-guilt)
• Name at least one prominent automobile defect case that has come to light in the past 5 years (https://www.kellerrohrback.com/currentcases/hyundai-kia-engine-fires#:~:text=The%20settlement%20provides%20several%20categories,transportation%2C%20towing%2C%20and%20travel%20expenses). The attached Hyundia-Kia PDF relates to the automobile defect case details to be used which can also be assessed from the hyperlink provided. Have automakers learned from the Pinto Case?

Disregard the Case Questions in the PDF Document for Pinto Fires. There should be a total of 4 references that all relate to the provided sources to be used in the essay. Other miscellaneous terms to be used: Moral Minimum, Profit Maximization Theory, Triple Bottom Line (People, Planet, Profit)