Chapter 5: Volkswagen’s path to winning back trust
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Aly McDevitt2021-05-20T13:00:00
Volkswagen Group of America Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Stephanie Davis said halfway through the Dieselgate monitorship, “We are aware of the fear in our culture right now. That is something we are tackling, but it’s not something that fixes overnight.”
Now the monitorship is finished. How does one measure whether fear exists in a workplace culture in continuing recovery?
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