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General Motors Ethos Of Social Responsibility

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General Motors’ Charles E. Wilson famously told a Senate committee in 1953, “for years I thought that what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa,” personifying the beneficent attitudes of the corporate world post World War 2. However, has the ethos of social responsibility and ethical business practises remained intact in corporations five decades later? Flash forward to 2014, when General Motors (GM) had forcibly appointed a new safety chief in the wake of recalling 3 million cars for safety issues. The safety issues with certain models such as the popular 2009-2013 Chevrolet Traverse, 2008-2013 Buick Enclave and 2008-2013 GMC Acadia was that the ignition switch would shut off the engine whilst the car was
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