Volkswagen Emission Scandal Assignment PDF
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Running Head: Volkswagen Emission ScandalEthical and ProfessionalPracticeVolkswagen Emission Scandal
Volkswagen Emission Scandal 1Table of ContentsIntroduction............................................................................................................................2About the Issue.......................................................................................................................2Theory 1: Kantianism...............................................................................................................3Theory 2: Utilitarianism...........................................................................................................3Pros and Cons..........................................................................................................................4Recommendations...................................................................................................................4Conclusion...............................................................................................................................5References..............................................................................................................................7
Volkswagen Emission Scandal 2IntroductionTechnology is considered to be an important asset as it provides human beings the leisure ofdoing work in an easy manner as well as saves time. But if looked in an opposite direction,technology can create issues and problems for human beings if it is used in a wrong way. Similaris the case of Volkswagen Emission Scandal. In the year 2016, the environment Protection ofAgency found out that Volkswagen cars were emitting pollution and creating harm to theenvironment. Volkswagen is a well-known company in car manufacturing field. When come totalk about the ethical failure of any company, this case of Volkswagen is definitely the bestexample to be talked about. Ethical dilemma in any business is one of the situations whereconfusion is one of the most important things that play the role. Organizational managers ordecision makers are confused between the two or three decisions to be taken and in the end takesthe unethical moves which are harmful for everybody. About the IssueThe German company “Volkswagen” is one of the leading companies in the world as they arewell known for their designs and the engines. EPA found a software in the engine of the carsattached which used to control the nitrogen oxide emission at the time of the test in thelaboratory and those cars were approved of going on the roads. While actually, the cars used torelease 40 times more nitrogen oxide and that started creating pollution in the environment. VWhad this belief that the production of the diesel cars would be great as it was just the fewpercentage of the US market until 2007[ CITATION Rus15 \l 2057 ]. There were cars like Beetle,Audi, Passat and Golf etc. which were emitting pollution in the environment. EPA issued thenotice for the violation of the “Clean Car Act” and VW also agreed that about 11 million cars allover the world had undergone that software. Earlier from this discrepancy, VW people said thatthis ethical issue was caused due to the technical mistake and later they agreed that it was thefault of the higher authorities who took this decision to earn short term profit. Volkswagen as acompany had to pay 10 billion dollars to the consumers of United States in the form of
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