1.
Explain how the culture of Volkswagon created the ethical scandal
Impact of technology such as “Defeat Device” that volkswagon used to make the car meet
requirement in the emission test. Also, it provided a greater opportunity to cheat ethical and
legal requirements. Where the software will controll the carbon dioxide that released to the
exhaust while doing the emission testing system. Which means, it vehichles actually
pumped out much more pollution than test indicated. The situation occurred becouse the
software only being used for the emission testing system but in the road the pollution is up
to 40 times than the standard becouse the software being off in the road. However, there is
another element that will make more consumption of fuel thet can increase the pollution in
atmosphere, such as stering position, speed and atmosphere preasure. That doesn’t count
while doing the emissions testings systems.
Unethical behavior by the CEO of Volkswagon company. Whichs the leader is to greedyyto
have a high profit. Just thinking about money can lead dishonest behavior.
Combination of autocratic leadership and lack of both control and consequences led to a
corporate culture that proved fertile ground for bad decision. For examples, the company
leadership set aggressive goals and senior executives involved themselves in even minor
decisions.
A workplace that subordinate were affraids to admit failure or contradist superiors.
2. While Volkswagen claimed to support ethics and sustainability, how can they recover from
this ethical disaster?
Volkswagen can recover from an ethical disaster is they have take steps to restore their
consumer trust. For example, it has retracted the vehicle and also offered a $ 1,000
goodwill package to car owners in the United States.
Volkswagen has also agreed to curb executive compensation as a result of the scandal.
Volkswagen take different steps in European countries because if it uses the same method
in America, the company will go bankrupt.
VW agreed to a three-year probation, a ban on selling diesel vehicles in the United States,
and an independent compliance monitor who will oversee VW’s operations over the next
three years.
truly restoring its reputation will require VW to incorporate ethics and appropriate practices
into the organization from the inside-out, something that was severely lacking in the firm’s
corporate culture prior to the scandal.
3. Do you believe this scandal will lead to tougher scrutiny of companies’ environmental claims
in the future? Why or why not?
- Yes, it will raise awareness of the company's environmental claims in the future due to the
scandal, consumers are less confident and more cautious in buying eco-friendly and causing car
dealers worldwide to work harder to prove that the cars they are selling it has complied with
established environmental standards.
2. Semasa Volkswagen mendakwa menyokong etika dan kemampanan, bagaimanakah mereka
dapat pulih daripada bencana etika ini?
- Volkswagen boleh pulih dari bencana etika kerana mereka mengambil langkah untuk
memulihkan kepercayaan pengguna mereka. Sebagai contoh, ia telah menarik balik kenderaan
itu dan juga menawarkan pakej muhibah $ 1,000 kepada pemilik kereta di Amerika Syarikat.
- Volkswagen juga bersetuju untuk membendung pampasan eksekutif akibat skandal itu.
- Volkswagen mengambil langkah yang berbeza di negara-negara Eropah kerana jika ia
menggunakan kaedah yang sama di Amerika, syarikat itu akan bangkrut.
- VW bersetuju untuk percubaan tiga tahun, larangan menjual kenderaan diesel di Amerika
Syarikat, dan pemantau pematuhan bebas yang akan mengawasi operasi VW dalam tempoh
tiga tahun akan datang.
- benar-benar memulihkan reputasinya akan memerlukan VW untuk memasukkan etika dan
amalan yang sesuai ke dalam organisasi dari dalam keluar, sesuatu yang sangat kurang dalam
budaya korporat firma sebelum skandal.
3. Adakah anda percaya skandal ini akan menimbulkan pengawasan terhadap tuntutan alam
sekitar syarikat pada masa akan datang? Mengapa atau mengapa tidak?
- Ya, ia akan meningkatkan kesedaran tentang tuntutan alam sekitar syarikat di masa depan
disebabkan oleh skandal, pengguna kurang yakin dan lebih berhati-hati dalam membeli mesra
alam dan menyebabkan pengedar kereta di seluruh dunia bekerja lebih keras untuk
membuktikan bahawa kereta yang mereka jual telah mematuhi piawaian alam sekitar yang
telah ditetapkan.
