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The rush to produce the Pinto saved Ford 20 million in production cost and cost Ford 50 million in negligence suits (DeGeorge, 2006). During the 1970’s there was little or no job protection for indviduals that would speak out against an organizations ethical practices. Due to this indviduals feared job loss and refused to speak up. If Ford was faced today with a similar situation to the Ford Pinto situation the outcome would be gravley different. In today’s society there are mesausres that have been put into place that will protect an indviudal if they choose to speak up on the practices of an organization. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has also been developed to ensure the safety of the cars and drives on the roads of the United States. This administrations does not only inforce rules and regulation, but it encourages car manfactures to keep moral and ethical standards high.
