The Legal, Spiritual, And Ethical Perspectives Of Volkswagen

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The Volkswagen (VW) corporation experienced a major scandal after it conspired to manipulate data for diesel emissions. Business ethics, legal issues, and a Biblical worldview are common areas of failure and are clearly present in this case. Lippe (2015) stated that these acts were deliberate and examined the responsibility of legal counsel to mitigate such acts. If not for road testing by engineer, John German, excess emissions may not have been detected, and due to outcry, VW admitted to their technologically sophisticated fraud (Patra, 2016). God’s Word reveals, “But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known” (Luke 12:2 New American Standard

Big corporations like Apple, Johnson and Johnson, and Windows are home to thousands of employees. No matter what the subject is, every once and a while, they are instances where something happens that no one wants to let out. In big companies or small companies, cover-ups occur many times. Sometimes, those cover-ups of information include bribes that have been given and illegal movements within the company. For instance, when Volkswagen, a German car company, used a software that altered pollution tests. This criminal act could have caused serious environmental issues

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As an employee of the engineering department I would follow policy and not look for an easier way out, this employee who made this decision possibly faced an ethical dilemma. As stated in Kubasek el al (2016) “an ethical dilemma is a problem about what a firm should do for which no clear right decision is available. According to the text, it is the responsibility of both the business and the lawyer to make sure the ethical guidelines are met. When Volkswagen made the decision to release the vehicles with faulty parts, that decision also affected

The automotive industry globally involves the processes of manufacturing as well as sales of cars and other automobiles. The business of this industry is also inclusive of retailing activities like services; sale of spare parts, gas-station retails etc. by the year 2015, and the growth rate of the industry is expected to have a rise of 5.5% (Market Line, 2012). Moreover, as per International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, this industry is the leading driver in terms of global economic progress and the largest employer. The changing trends and rising demand for technically advanced cars are giving out more opportunities. This essay is going to be a presentation on the analysis of the Volkswagen positioning strategy with respect to the Porters models of competitive strategies. This essay would be vital, as this analysis would help in revealing the company’s competitive and strategic position in the industry.

Kenneth Floyd’s speculates that the CEO of Volkswagen may not have known, or was completely unaware of the defective devices because of poor communication (Floyd,2017). While this opinion might be possible my opinion dissents from Floyd’s as I believe that all things rise and falls with leadership, and for this reason the CEO complied and was fully aware of the deception that was occurring within the VW organization that led to fraud. At the core, many levels within the VW organization was participating in a culture of unscrupulous, immoral behavior to deceive the American public over a lengthy amount of time orchestrated by unapologetic leadership (Elson, Ferrere & Goossen, 2015). Knowing the strict regulation of the Clean Air Act Winterkorn,

Volkswagen is one of the largest automakers in the world and it has a global reputation as a high-quality German auto brand. Social responsibility is included in VW’s corporate culture and it seems that Volkswagen made some advances in Corporate Social Responsibility because the corporation was ranked 11th 2015 in the Global CSR Rep Track 100, which listed companies by reputation (Reputation Institute, 2015).However, the company has been threatened by an emission scandal which broke in September 2015, when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disclosed that Volkswagen had installed defeat devices on diesel cars which were sold in the US. These devices equipped on VW cars cheated regulators in such a way that it could detect

This incident would serve as the initial event that jumpstarted the public’s concern for exactly what was going on with many Toyota models. In this paper, we will explore the ethical issue that was present in this case, whether or not Toyota acted ethically in its handling of the unintended acceleration of its vehicles. In order to do this, we will examine the situation in the light of the six-step Hosmer’s moral reasoning process. This will include, among other aspects, an examination of the event in consideration of shareholder, stakeholder, and virtue theory. In addition to that, the authors will apply the Total Integrity Management model to Toyota’s actions in order to examine the moral integrity of the company as it pertains to trust. To conclude the paper, the authors will provide a normative statement regarding the actions of Toyota. To

If placed in the position of jurors who heard the arguments of 1978, personal consideration would have included benefit and harm, instead of relying on the cost/benefit analysis. Investigation conducted by the prosecution discovered that the engineers for Ford had knowledge of the defect during pre-production crash testing. Contrary to practicing ethically halting production to correct the defect, the automobile manufacturer indicated making changes to the tool design were not cost effective; essentially placing a dollar value on human existence. Ford motors appeared to be concerned with the cost and amount of time necessary to fix problem; rather than the lives lost or people permanently affected by the burning vehicle.

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Volkswagen (VW), the world 's best-selling automotive OEM, has been caught in a vehicle emissions scandal of unprecedented proportions. At least 11 million diesel-powered VW cars worldwide use a specially-coded piece of software to purposefully cheat during emissions testing. The result is that VW 's diesel cars appear sufficiently clean to government regulators – enough to be eligible for sale – but when consumers drive their cars in the real world, the vehicles ' software switches the engines ' behavior: In consumer hands, these VW diesel engines switch into a mode where they perform better (more power and more fuel efficient) but pollute up to 35 times more than during official testing.