Just as ethical issues may arise in business organizations, they also do so in the sports world. From the excerpt in our Business textbook (Ferrell, 2015), ethical issues arise in the example of the New Orleans Saint Football team. As our Business textbook states, “The New Orleans football organization is an example of ethical misconduct in leadership (Ferrell, 2015).” The New Orleans Saints leadership exhibited ethical issues such as bribery within the team, fairness and honesty in the game, compromising of the relationships amongst the teammates, owners, coaches and, but not limited to, other football teams within the NFL. The most obvious ethical issue would be abusive and intimidating behavior.
The New Orleans Saints’ organizational culture was jeopardized by the poor examples the leadership and players demonstrated resulting in the “bounty scandal.” Many fans uphold the team to a higher standard and the positive behaviors, values, attitudes, …show more content…
As our Business textbook (Ferrell, 2015) states, “Ethical decisions in an organization are influenced by three factors: individual moral standards, the influence of managers and co-workers, and the opportunity to engage in misconduct.” Ethics needs to be the core organizational value of the team. Implementing this type of program, focus and positive decisions can be enforced to avoid misconduct and further damage. This needs to be a priority within the team. Once moral standards and influence coincide with positive decisions, an organization can rebuild their reputation. Exemplifying positive behavior, attitudes, values, and expectations is essential in leadership. It starts with leadership. Leadership must display these positive actions for the whole team to capture and display to rebuild and regain trust within the NFL
The New Orleans Saints’ organizational culture was jeopardized by the poor examples the leadership and players demonstrated resulting in the “bounty scandal.” Many fans uphold the team to a higher standard and the positive behaviors, values, attitudes, …show more content…
As our Business textbook (Ferrell, 2015) states, “Ethical decisions in an organization are influenced by three factors: individual moral standards, the influence of managers and co-workers, and the opportunity to engage in misconduct.” Ethics needs to be the core organizational value of the team. Implementing this type of program, focus and positive decisions can be enforced to avoid misconduct and further damage. This needs to be a priority within the team. Once moral standards and influence coincide with positive decisions, an organization can rebuild their reputation. Exemplifying positive behavior, attitudes, values, and expectations is essential in leadership. It starts with leadership. Leadership must display these positive actions for the whole team to capture and display to rebuild and regain trust within the NFL