In Lesson 3 we introduced the controversy surrounding Ford\u2019s decision to produce the Pinto, a vehicle they knew to be unsafe. This week we\u2019ll look more closely at the case by reading an essay from Dennis Gioia, Pinto Fires and Personal Ethics<\/a>. Gioia was Ford’s Field Recall Coordinator during the Pinto controversy, responsible for issuing recalls on defective products. In his article, Gioia explains his decision-making process during the Pinto crisis in terms of the corporate scripts driving his decisions. Gioia writes, \u201cI remained convinced that I had made the “right” decision in not recommending recall of the cars. In light of the times and the evidence available, I thought I had pursued a reasonable course of action. More recently, however, I have come to think that I really should have done everything I could to get those cars off the road.\u201c<\/p>\n Question: Was Gioia wrong to follow the corporate script? Does he bear responsibility for \u201cjust following orders\u201d? Next week we\u2019ll talk about whistle-blowing and the ethics of breakingscripts. But this week, let\u2019s focus on the ethics of following scripts. In preparing your post, please consider the following sources: Required readings<\/strong><\/p>\n Optional Readings:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n In Lesson 3 we introduced the controversy surrounding Ford\u2019s decision to produce the Pinto, a vehicle they knew to be unsafe. This week we\u2019ll look more [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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