Organizational Wrongdoing Stimulated by Quantified Legal Standards

The Case Study of Falsifying Fuel Economy Tests in Japan

Abstract

Organizational wrongdoing has become rather frequent in Japan. As such, this study examined the case of falsifying fuel economy tests through a theoretical examination of research on organizational wrongdoing. It was found that although each case had illegality because of deviation from nationally defined fuel consumption methods, the companies used legitimate fuel consumption measurement methods. In other words, the theoretical conclusion was that the measurement method defined by the nation stimulated the falsifying of fuel economy tests.