The Ford/Firestone Case
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 00:45:32
Category: / Business & Economy / Companies
Length: 4 pages (1193 words)
Category: / Business & Economy / Companies
Length: 4 pages (1193 words)
Alexandra Soucy
Mid-term exam
The Ford/Firestone Case
This case involves Ford and the Japanese tire manufacturer, Bridgestone/Firestone. The Ford Explorers which were prone to rolling over, came equipped with Firestone defected tires. The tire seemed to have a defect that caused the tread to separate from the whole of the tire and cause the vehicle to flip. Although Firestone knew about such defects, they continued to produce despite knowing the deadly consequences that …
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…conduct. Many people died because of the defect in these tires. In fact, these accidents would have not occurred if both companies have solved the problem immediately.
Works Cited
http://www.citizen.org/articles.cfm?ID=5413
http://www.autosafety.org/article.php?scid=95&did=300
http://e-businessethics.com/firestone.htm
http://www.forbes.com/2001/06/19/0619tires.html%20%20
http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=696
http://cee.citadel.edu/asee-se/proceedings/ASEE2002/P2002078INDUSBUR.doc
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