Rarely does one individual\u2019s decision or action create an ethical crisis entirely by itself. More often, someone\u2019s unethical or illegal idea is adopted by other members of the company, and the problem grows within the organization until it erupts in headlines, bad publicity, or even criminal penalties. After the fact, the questions always arise: How did that happen? Did no one know what was going on? Why did not someone stop it?
Volkswagen found itself in just such a position when it was discovered that the software in the company\u2019s diesel vehicles had been programmed to provide false data to regulators regarding the level of emissions produced by the cars during testing. While the scandal was discovered in 2015, the company and the industry are still dealing with the repercussions (Boston, 2019).
In his article \u201cVolkswagen: Where Were the Lawyers?\u201d Lippe (2015) questions the role that several groups within the company played in the scandal, most notable, the company\u2019s lawyers and engineers.
Review this situation from legal, ethical, and Biblical perspectives. Fully explain the following:
As an employee or a manager in either the legal office or the engineering department, how would you have prevented this incident?
As the CEO of the diesel division of Volkswagen, how would you have responded when the situation became public? How would this response prevent future incidents?
Boston, W. (2019,\u00a0September 25). Volkswagen CEO faces charges from scandal.\u00a0Wall Street Journal.http:\/\/ezproxy.liberty.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/search.proquest.com\/docview\/2296520342?accountid=12085]
Lippe, P. (2015,\u00a0October 13). Volkswagen: Where were the lawyers?\u00a0ABA Journal.\u00a0http:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/legalrebels\/article\/volkswagen_where_were_the_lawyers\/ <\/p>\n
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