Corporate executives spending corporate funds

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1. For this case response, consider the case of the Ford Pinto. Do you think that Ford made the right decision when it stuck to the original design of the Pinto? If you do, explain why they should not have acted any differently. If you do not, explain why you believe they acted wrongly and what they should have done differently. Who should bear the moral responsibility for those people injured due to the Pinto's design? Lee Iacocca? The engineers who designed it? The consumers who bought it? The NHTSA? Someone else? Why?

[Though this assignment has several parts, do not answer it with a list or outline. Your reading responses should always be written in coherent paragraphs.]

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2. According to Friedman, corporate executives spending corporate funds to aid in some social responsibility, beyond what is required to maintain profits, is like doing what?

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