Analysis of Volkswagen Ethical Issues
Contents
1. Chosen Article Resource and Publication Date – 3
2. Overview of identified ethical issue from the article – 3
3. Detailed Discussion 3
4. Recommendation 7
5. Stakeholders affected 7
6. Conclusion 8
7. References 9
1. Chosen Article Resource and Publication Date –
The article “Volkswagen outrage shows limits of corporate power”was published by author Carl Rhodes, on 30th September 2015 via an online media company “The Conversation” which can be obtained from the link below- theconversation.com/volkswagen-outrage-shows-limits-of-corporate-power-48302. This report features how corporates take advantage of their power and position that they can do whatever and however they feel like until they get caught.
2. Overview of identified ethical issue from the article –
“Cheating and outrage” led the Times Central to the media coverage has been a sense of moral outrage and indignation. Business ethics experts have suggested the behavior of VW’s engineers is “shocking”, while VW has been criticized for its “unethical culture”. But from the perspective of the true corporate logic that is veiled by business ethics, VW only did one thing wrong. It got caught. And by getting caught it has shattered the fragile illusion that powerful corporations can have any real concern with ethics or responsibility.
(I.C. JPS 1511)