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  • 1.  The Pinto Fires Case

    Posted 08-26-2015 14:15

    Dear Fellow SIMians,

     

    With the fall semester fast approaching, I thought I would let you know of my recent interview with Denny Gioia. As many of you know, Denny was a recall coordinator at Ford back when they produced the Pinto, a car with an "exploding gas tank." This is a well-documented situation.

     

    Fortune magazine pronounced Ford's Pinto decision to be one of the 20 that made business history. Denny wrote about his experience in the pages of the Journal of Business Ethics in 1992. Interviewing Denny, Malcolm Gladwell brought the issue back to our attention in a New Yorker magazine article this past May. And good news for us all, Denny wrote a case that he distributes freely to folks like us (attached).

     

    Teaching this case for years, I decided to sit down with Denny and ask him the kinds of questions that are on my students' minds. I am writing to be sure that you have access to the interview (free of charge). My hope is that it just might bring this case to life for you and your students in an even more compelling fashion. Know that I have shown the video once. I can tell you that my students really appreciated hearing from Denny like this.

     

    Use it or not, I hope you all have a great year!

     

    Jim

     

    p.s., On the off chance that you do not know him, I am also pasting in a link below to Denny and his world.

     

     

    The Fortune article

    http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/06/27/8263412/index.htm

     

    The Journal of Business Ethics article

    http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00870550

     

    The New Yorker article

    http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/04/the-engineers-lament

     

    The Denny Gioia interview

    Streaming link

    http://www.bus.umich.edu/Video/Play/new.asp?file=Ross/PintoFiresCase&style=style/default.css

     

    Download link

    http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/video/files/PintoFiresCase.zip

     

    An Introduction to Denny Gioia

    http://php.smeal.psu.edu/smeal/dirbio/displayBio.php?t_user_id=dag4

     

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  • 2.  The Pinto Fires Case

    Posted 08-26-2015 14:44
    Very interesting! Thanks for sharing

    Elisa

    On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 8:14 PM, Jim Walsh <jpwalsh@umich.edu> wrote:

    Dear Fellow SIMians,

     

    With the fall semester fast approaching, I thought I would let you know of my recent interview with Denny Gioia. As many of you know, Denny was a recall coordinator at Ford back when they produced the Pinto, a car with an "exploding gas tank." This is a well-documented situation.

     

    Fortune magazine pronounced Ford's Pinto decision to be one of the 20 that made business history. Denny wrote about his experience in the pages of the Journal of Business Ethics in 1992. Interviewing Denny, Malcolm Gladwell brought the issue back to our attention in a New Yorker magazine article this past May. And good news for us all, Denny wrote a case that he distributes freely to folks like us (attached).

     

    Teaching this case for years, I decided to sit down with Denny and ask him the kinds of questions that are on my students' minds. I am writing to be sure that you have access to the interview (free of charge). My hope is that it just might bring this case to life for you and your students in an even more compelling fashion. Know that I have shown the video once. I can tell you that my students really appreciated hearing from Denny like this.

     

    Use it or not, I hope you all have a great year!

     

    Jim

     

    p.s., On the off chance that you do not know him, I am also pasting in a link below to Denny and his world.

     

     

    The Fortune article

    http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/06/27/8263412/index.htm

     

    The Journal of Business Ethics article

    http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00870550

     

    The New Yorker article

    http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/04/the-engineers-lament

     

    The Denny Gioia interview

    Streaming link

    http://www.bus.umich.edu/Video/Play/new.asp?file=Ross/PintoFiresCase&style=style/default.css

     

    Download link

    http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/video/files/PintoFiresCase.zip

     

    An Introduction to Denny Gioia

    http://php.smeal.psu.edu/smeal/dirbio/displayBio.php?t_user_id=dag4

     

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    Elisa Giuliani
    Associate Professor of Management 
    Associate Editor for Research Policy 


    Contacts: 
    Dipartimento Economia e Management
    University of Pisa
    Via Ridolfi 10, 56124, Pisa, Italy
    Office # 319
    Tel. + 39 050 2216280
    Fax: + 39 050 2216267
    Homepage: www.dea.unipi.it/staff/e.giuliani
    New Project: http://csrhrproject.ec.unipi.it/ 
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  • 3.  RES: [SIM] The Pinto Fires Case

    Posted 08-26-2015 21:55

    Likewise!

     

    After Reading the case I remembered the quote from Justice Potter Stewart:

     

    THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE, BETWEEN WHAT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO DO, AND WHAT IS RIGHT TO DO.

    All the Best.

     

     

     

    Aron Zylberman

     

    De: Social Issues in Management Listserv [mailto:SIM@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] Em nome de Elisa Giuliani
    Enviada em: quarta-feira, 26 de agosto de 2015 15:44
    Para: SIM@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Assunto: Re: [SIM] The Pinto Fires Case

     

    Very interesting! Thanks for sharing


    Elisa

     

    On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 8:14 PM, Jim Walsh <jpwalsh@umich.edu> wrote:

    Dear Fellow SIMians,

     

    With the fall semester fast approaching, I thought I would let you know of my recent interview with Denny Gioia. As many of you know, Denny was a recall coordinator at Ford back when they produced the Pinto, a car with an "exploding gas tank." This is a well-documented situation.

     

    Fortune magazine pronounced Ford's Pinto decision to be one of the 20 that made business history. Denny wrote about his experience in the pages of the Journal of Business Ethics in 1992. Interviewing Denny, Malcolm Gladwell brought the issue back to our attention in a New Yorker magazine article this past May. And good news for us all, Denny wrote a case that he distributes freely to folks like us (attached).

     

    Teaching this case for years, I decided to sit down with Denny and ask him the kinds of questions that are on my students' minds. I am writing to be sure that you have access to the interview (free of charge). My hope is that it just might bring this case to life for you and your students in an even more compelling fashion. Know that I have shown the video once. I can tell you that my students really appreciated hearing from Denny like this.

     

    Use it or not, I hope you all have a great year!

     

    Jim

     

    p.s., On the off chance that you do not know him, I am also pasting in a link below to Denny and his world.

     

     

    The Fortune article

    http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/06/27/8263412/index.htm

     

    The Journal of Business Ethics article

    http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00870550

     

    The New Yorker article

    http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/04/the-engineers-lament

     

    The Denny Gioia interview

    Streaming link

    http://www.bus.umich.edu/Video/Play/new.asp?file=Ross/PintoFiresCase&style=style/default.css

     

    Download link

    http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/video/files/PintoFiresCase.zip

     

    An Introduction to Denny Gioia

    http://php.smeal.psu.edu/smeal/dirbio/displayBio.php?t_user_id=dag4

     

    _______________________________________________________________________

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    --


    Elisa Giuliani
    Associate Professor of Management 

    Associate Editor for Research Policy 

     

     

    Contacts: 

    Dipartimento Economia e Management
    University of Pisa
    Via Ridolfi 10, 56124, Pisa, Italy
    Office # 319
    Tel. + 39 050 2216280
    Fax: + 39 050 2216267
    Homepage: www.dea.unipi.it/staff/e.giuliani
    New Project: http://csrhrproject.ec.unipi.it/ 
    *******************************************

    _______________________________________________________________________

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    _______________________________________________________________________

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  • 4.  The Pinto Fires Case

    Posted 08-26-2015 14:46

    As Jim points out this is a fascinating case.  Please note that Denny and Linda Trevino also did a DVD version of the case with instructors' guide which is available through Penn State Media Sales:

     

    http://www.mediasales.psu.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=05025

     

     

     

    Mark Sharfman, PhD.

    Puterbaugh Chair in American Enterprise

    Director, Division of Management & International Business

    Interim Director, Division of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

    Price College of Business

    307 W. Brooks - Rm. 206A

    University of Oklahoma

    Norman, OK 73019-0450 USA

    +405.325.5689 (voice)

    +405.325.7688 (fax)

    Msharfman@ou.edu

    http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/S/Mark.P.Sharfman-1/

     

    P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail or any attachments

     

    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv [mailto:SIM@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jim Walsh
    Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 1:15 PM
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [SIM] The Pinto Fires Case

     

    Dear Fellow SIMians,

     

    With the fall semester fast approaching, I thought I would let you know of my recent interview with Denny Gioia. As many of you know, Denny was a recall coordinator at Ford back when they produced the Pinto, a car with an "exploding gas tank." This is a well-documented situation.

     

    Fortune magazine pronounced Ford's Pinto decision to be one of the 20 that made business history. Denny wrote about his experience in the pages of the Journal of Business Ethics in 1992. Interviewing Denny, Malcolm Gladwell brought the issue back to our attention in a New Yorker magazine article this past May. And good news for us all, Denny wrote a case that he distributes freely to folks like us (attached).

     

    Teaching this case for years, I decided to sit down with Denny and ask him the kinds of questions that are on my students' minds. I am writing to be sure that you have access to the interview (free of charge). My hope is that it just might bring this case to life for you and your students in an even more compelling fashion. Know that I have shown the video once. I can tell you that my students really appreciated hearing from Denny like this.

     

    Use it or not, I hope you all have a great year!

     

    Jim

     

    p.s., On the off chance that you do not know him, I am also pasting in a link below to Denny and his world.

     

     

    The Fortune article

    http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/06/27/8263412/index.htm

     

    The Journal of Business Ethics article

    http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00870550

     

    The New Yorker article

    http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/04/the-engineers-lament

     

    The Denny Gioia interview

    Streaming link

    http://www.bus.umich.edu/Video/Play/new.asp?file=Ross/PintoFiresCase&style=style/default.css

     

    Download link

    http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/video/files/PintoFiresCase.zip

     

    An Introduction to Denny Gioia

    http://php.smeal.psu.edu/smeal/dirbio/displayBio.php?t_user_id=dag4

     

    _______________________________________________________________________

    To send a message to the list, send your email to SIM@aomlists.pace.edu

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  • 5.  The Pinto Fires Case

    Posted 08-26-2015 16:13
    This is AWESOME, Jim!

    Thanks so much for sharing the updated information and the interview with Denny. I use the Pinto case regularly in my graduate HRM course with great effect. The students really engage with it. This is a compelling story and links so well to current ethical issues which continue in the auto industry.

    Thanks again,


    Loren R. Dyck, Ph.D., SPHR, CHRP

    Assistant Professor of Management

    Department of Management and Leadership

    College of Business and Public Management

    University of La Verne

    909-448-4785

    ldyck@laverne.edu


    Check out my research publications at: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CW5RE9YAAAAJ&hl=en

    See a picture of my undergraduate student team who won the 2015 Interpretive Challenge Scholarship at: https://www.interpretive.com/rd6/index.php?pg=scholarships

    Read an inspiring story about one of my MBA student teams - "MBA Students Barter for Community Engagement" at: http://laverne.edu/news/2014/06/mba-students-barter-for-community-engagement/ and also published on page 7 at: http://www.lavernecommunitynews.com/PDFs/1407lvcn.pdf
     
    From: Social Issues in Management Listserv [SIM@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] on behalf of Jim Walsh [jpwalsh@UMICH.EDU]
    Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 11:14 AM
    To: SIM@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [SIM] The Pinto Fires Case

    Dear Fellow SIMians,

     

    With the fall semester fast approaching, I thought I would let you know of my recent interview with Denny Gioia. As many of you know, Denny was a recall coordinator at Ford back when they produced the Pinto, a car with an "exploding gas tank." This is a well-documented situation.

     

    Fortune magazine pronounced Ford's Pinto decision to be one of the 20 that made business history. Denny wrote about his experience in the pages of the Journal of Business Ethics in 1992. Interviewing Denny, Malcolm Gladwell brought the issue back to our attention in a New Yorker magazine article this past May. And good news for us all, Denny wrote a case that he distributes freely to folks like us (attached).

     

    Teaching this case for years, I decided to sit down with Denny and ask him the kinds of questions that are on my students' minds. I am writing to be sure that you have access to the interview (free of charge). My hope is that it just might bring this case to life for you and your students in an even more compelling fashion. Know that I have shown the video once. I can tell you that my students really appreciated hearing from Denny like this.

     

    Use it or not, I hope you all have a great year!

     

    Jim

     

    p.s., On the off chance that you do not know him, I am also pasting in a link below to Denny and his world.

     

     

    The Fortune article

    http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/06/27/8263412/index.htm

     

    The Journal of Business Ethics article

    http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00870550

     

    The New Yorker article

    http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/04/the-engineers-lament

     

    The Denny Gioia interview

    Streaming link

    http://www.bus.umich.edu/Video/Play/new.asp?file=Ross/PintoFiresCase&style=style/default.css

     

    Download link

    http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/video/files/PintoFiresCase.zip

     

    An Introduction to Denny Gioia

    http://php.smeal.psu.edu/smeal/dirbio/displayBio.php?t_user_id=dag4

     

    _______________________________________________________________________

    To send a message to the list, send your email to SIM@aomlists.pace.edu

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