Moral Disengagement: The Ford Pinto CaseWhy decent people make lethal corporate choices
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Psychology of Moral FailureOrganizational structures can partition morality to prioritize economic logic over human safety. The infamous Ford Pinto memo illustrates how euphemisms and bureaucratic calculations allow decent individuals to rationalize lethal trade-offs. Recognizing this mechanism prevents the dangerous replacement of ethics with efficiency.
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