Question

1.    List and explain at least two forces of the external environment (General or Industry) that are causing all companies --not just Volkswagen-- to become more sensitive to environmental issues.

2.    Before the scandal, what was Volkswagen's apparent position on the environment, and what did the company do to ensure that stakeholders (i.e., customers, employees, society) knew this position?

-List at least two ways in which VW communicated this stance to stakeholders

3.    Based on the industry forces, describe the nature of competition in the global automobile industry and explain the reasons for this rivalry.

To what extent do you think competition led to the Volkswagen scandal?

4.    Describe two (2) of Volkswagen's responses to the allegations.

Answer 1

1. Social and Cultural Environment
2. Natural Environment   

• Social And Cultural Environment

All Business are resposible to deliver adverisements for accepatance of their products and they are using several mediums for delivering the ads.It is best thing,But all advertisemnets are always genuine and ethical.The advertisements are not viloating ethical side of the information,that is valid and proper information are communicating by the advertisements.It is the social responsibilty towards the customers.But when the comapny is violating the transparency of the inforamtion and distribute the fake information to the society ,this will be violating the cultural and social values of a business.This will be affect overall goddwill of the company.

• Natural environment

The company procedures not leads to exploit the natural resources.Because a company have right to protect the Company environment as well as the natural environment.All natural resources are different in nature by place to place.Some company located place have more minerals and other side will have forest resources.So company must use these resouces are very carefully and this will be protect for the next generation also,otherwise it leads to pollution and globalwarming through the world,so we are considering the positive environment of the company and take care of the natural resources.

Volkswagen position to environment

• Volkswagen maintains proper strategies to make answers like today and tomorrow uncertain and challenging oppurtunities of motor industry.
• We are always existing for our company pulse,as well as considering the enironmental change climatic change,environmental compliances and take proper solutions for all dilemmas.