principles of management

1. Case Application 2 - Chapter 5
Defeating the System:
Ethics at Volkswagen
GROUP 8 - PM4

2. Table of contents
Case summary
01
Case questions
02
Debate
03

3. Case summary
Volkswagen
2015
The scandal was revealed
WVU
Found out Volkswagen’s
vehicles have road emissions
exceeded government
allowances by ~40 times
EPA
Found out Volkswagen’s vehicles equipped
with software which trick emission
testing systems

4. Car technical problem
→ Cheating software
More affected cars
than original report

5. 01
Are you surprised that an organization as
large as Volkswagen was caught engaging in
such unethical behavior?
Do you agree that the organization’s culture
could have encouraged this behavior?

6. It is not amazed when a large organization like
Volkswagen was accused of having unethical behavior

7. It is not
reasonable to
say that the
organization’s
culture has
encouraged and
condoned illegal
actions

8. Are there structural
variables that may
have influenced the
unethical behavior at
Volkswagen?
02

9. There are some structural variables
may influence the unethical behavior
at Volkswagen

10. 03
Evaluate Volkswagen’s actions based
on the factors in Exhibit 5-5. How
would you describe the issue
intensity of Volkswagen’s actions?

11. 100 large companies put
Volkswagen in last place in poll
Pollute the environment
Damage society’s health
Consensus of Wrong
Immediacy of
Consequences
Harm
Victim

12. 04
Moving forward, what do
you think Volkswagen
needs to do to avoid such an
ethical lapse in the future?

13. Social
Responsibility
More legal
policy
Encourage
ethical behavior
Put effort on green
management
Promote
positive
change
01 02 03
05
04

14. Our team
Nguyễn Hoàng Nhi
Bùi Vân Nhi
Đào Ngọc Thiên An

15. THANK
YOU

16. Debate
session