College of
Business
Administration
College of
Business
Administration
1) Who is responsible for this tragedy? What evidence can you offer to support your response?
2) If Ford/Firestone were to adapt the principle of Utilitarianism, how would they make ethical decisions?
3) What would be the problems and the benefits Ford/Firestone may encounter when using the principle of Utilitarianism?
4) If Ford/Firestone were to admit partial culpability, what would you consider adequate compensatory justice?
5) Often times we hear that there is a generalized lack of potential responsibility in society, what consequences are derived from the lack of accountability Ford/Firestone managers faced for their future?
6) In regards to social responsibility, to what extent are Ford/Firestone responsible for their part in this tragedy? What are the implications for the future?
7) Of those two options, (holding the managers personally responsible and/or holding the Corporations responsible in a social context), which holds the greatest potential avoiding a similar situation from occurring in the future?
8) Defend the practice of compensatory justice as it applies to our legal system. In other words, are monetary rewards an adequate form of justice in response to death or injury?
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