NCAA Ethics and Compliance Program In 1906, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was established in order to protect both student athletes and the integrity of college sports (Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell, 2015). Since its establishment, the NCAA has worked with colleges in an effort to inoculate strong ethical standards for student athlete programs. The NCAA maintains an ethics and compliance program for universities to follow. The compliance program lists specific rules for universities to follow and imposes penalties for those who break the rules. However, the NCAA allows universities to oversee their own athletics program and maintain independent ethics and compliance programs. The NCAA empowers university leaders to
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From 1998 to 2011, assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky molested young boys on Penn State campus (Ferrell et al., 2015). It was later revealed that school officials and football coaches did very little to report and investigate early allegations that could have prevented several molestations. Cohen and DeBenedet (2012) contend that the reason university officials failed to report the sexual assaults was due to a phenomenon known as Groupthink, “whereby sound decision making is impaired by the bigger concern of group unity and preservation” (para. 2). To this end, school officials feared damaging the reputation of the university and football program more than seeking justice for the victims. The leadership contributed to the ethical violations at Penn State by neglecting their ethical responsibilities and not properly pursing the sexual assault allegations. Instead of seeking justice for the victims and maintaining the integrity of the University, the leaders did not want to risk tarnishing the reputation of the school and football …show more content…
Head Coach Jim Tressel covered up the actions of his students in order to avoid sanctions during the football season. Jim Tressel contributed to the ethics violations at Ohio State because he did not act with integrity and report the actions of his athletes promptly. Instead, he waited until after the football season concluded to report the rule violations. The football coach did not set an example of ethical behavior. In order for an ethical organizational culture to flourish, the culture should be supported by the top leaders of an organization. According to Ferrell et al. (2015), “If an organization’s leadership fails to provide the vision and support needed for ethical conduct, then an ethics program will not be effective (p. 220). It is clear that Jim Tressel failed to demonstrate the behavior of an ethical leader. To this end, the attitude of his athletes are a direct reflection of his leadership
From 1998 to 2011, assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky molested young boys on Penn State campus (Ferrell et al., 2015). It was later revealed that school officials and football coaches did very little to report and investigate early allegations that could have prevented several molestations. Cohen and DeBenedet (2012) contend that the reason university officials failed to report the sexual assaults was due to a phenomenon known as Groupthink, “whereby sound decision making is impaired by the bigger concern of group unity and preservation” (para. 2). To this end, school officials feared damaging the reputation of the university and football program more than seeking justice for the victims. The leadership contributed to the ethical violations at Penn State by neglecting their ethical responsibilities and not properly pursing the sexual assault allegations. Instead of seeking justice for the victims and maintaining the integrity of the University, the leaders did not want to risk tarnishing the reputation of the school and football …show more content…
Head Coach Jim Tressel covered up the actions of his students in order to avoid sanctions during the football season. Jim Tressel contributed to the ethics violations at Ohio State because he did not act with integrity and report the actions of his athletes promptly. Instead, he waited until after the football season concluded to report the rule violations. The football coach did not set an example of ethical behavior. In order for an ethical organizational culture to flourish, the culture should be supported by the top leaders of an organization. According to Ferrell et al. (2015), “If an organization’s leadership fails to provide the vision and support needed for ethical conduct, then an ethics program will not be effective (p. 220). It is clear that Jim Tressel failed to demonstrate the behavior of an ethical leader. To this end, the attitude of his athletes are a direct reflection of his leadership