Determine the fundamental ways in which the NCAA’s ethics program failed to prevent the scandals at Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Arkansas. Support

Resources

• From Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases, read "Case 9: The NCAA Has Many Balls in the Air".
• Use Strayer Library to locate at least three academic resources for this assignment.
  • Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Instructions

4 pp in which you:

• Determine the fundamental ways in which the NCAA's ethics program failed to prevent the scandals at Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Arkansas.
  • Support your response with one example from each of these schools' scandals.
• Examine the principal ways in which the leadership of the NCAA contributed to the ethical violations of Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Arkansas.
  • Support your response with one example from each of these schools' scandals.
• Predict the key differences in the scenarios that occurred at Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Arkansas if an effective ethics program was in place.
  • Provide a rationale for your response.
• Postulate two actions that the NCAA leadership should take in order to regain the trust and confidence of students and stakeholders.

• Recommend two measures that the HR departments of colleges and universities should take to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
  • Provide a rationale for your response.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Propose leadership actions and ethics program revisions to prevent ethics violations and regain stakeholder trust.