The Ford Pinto Case Study

The Ford Pinto Case Study and address selected issues in a three-to-five-page paper (excluding title, abstract, and reference pages) include at least three peer-reviewed sources found in the Potomac Library properly cited and referenced.

Please write in narrative writing style (academic writing) with three or more logical headings rather than question-and-answer format.  Suggested questions can be translated and/or combined into logical headings; headings are usually one line long or less in Upper and Lower case. Generic headings might be Synopsis, Analysis, and Synthesis although headings customized to the case are preferred. Please write using APA 7th edition format.

Please use this strategy when you analyze a case:

1.   Identify and write the main issues found discussed in the case (who, what, how, where, when, and why — the critical facts in a case).

2.   List all indicators (including stated “problems”) that something is not as expected or as desired.

3.   Briefly analyze the issue with theories found in your textbook or other academic materials. Decide which ideas, models, and theories seem useful. Apply these conceptual tools to the situation. As new information is revealed, cycle back to sub-steps a and b (first two bullets).

4.   Identify the areas that need improvement (use theories from your textbook)

o    Specify and prioritize the criteria used to choose action alternatives.

o    Discover or invent feasible action alternatives.

o    Examine the probable consequences of action alternatives.

o    Select a course of action.

o    Design and implementation plan/schedule.

o    Create a plan for assessing the action to be implemented.