WRITTEN
ASSIGNMENT
(Due in class,
Thursday, September 5, 2002)
Ford Pinto Case
At a maximum page length of 1 page per question (2 questions; 2 pages total) please address the following statements based upon your knowledge of ethical analysis.
1) Defend Ford's decision to sell the car without modifications until the recall in 1978.
2) Criticize Ford's decision to sell the car without modifications until the recall in 1978.
You should explain your answers thoroughly, yet concisely. Refer to only the most critical facts (assume that I have read the case).
All papers should be computer-printed or typed. A reasonable font size (10 or larger) and margins are expected.
Each question should be numbered. Please do not staple the pages together.
Your ID# should be written (or printed) on each page.
The Rice Honor Pledge must be written and signed using your ID # on the back of question #1.
Any paper not conforming to these requirements will be returned, and subsequent delays in obtaining conformity may result in grade reductions.
Copyright 2002, Doug Schuler
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