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HRM522009VA016-1188-001 - ETHICS AND ADVOCACY FOR HR PRO

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Running head: 1 Case Study 2: 2 National Collegiate Athletic Association Ethics and Compliance Program 1 National Collegiate Athletic Association Ethics and Compliance Program 6

1 National Collegiate Athletic Association Ethics and Compliance Program Melissa Miller Professor: Dr. Sheila Christy-Martin Strayer University Global Campus HRM 522: 1 Ethics and Advocacy for Human Resource Professionals November 12, 2018

Question one Ethics are the moralities and values a person uses to oversee his activities and assessments. 3 In any organization, the ethics code of conduct ought to guide the businesses of the organization, policies, unit programs and any business decisions in general. 4 As such, the ethical ideologies of any organization tend to affect the reputation, productivity and company's bottom line. Rendering to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the principles it creates, rules and guiding principles to direct the institutions of higher education in their oversight of the athletics department is paramount and relevant (O. C. Ferrell, 2016). 5 However, in the previous years, the ethics

program of the athletics failed to prevent scandals at the three universities, which are Penn State, Ohio State and the University of Arkansas. In Penn State, the scandal happened in 2011 when a former assistant coach was charged with the accusations of the Penn football team of sexually assailing numerous young boys for years.

6 The investigations exposed that the first report of misconduct reported in 1998 to the University police and the senior vice president for Business and Finance, Gart Schultz; 7 however, the incident was investigated within, but no criminal charges were filed due to lack of proof (Weight, 2014). 6 Another report was exposed in 2001 when a graduate assistant apparently witnessed the offender sexually assailing a young boy in the Penn State football team's practice center and then reported to head Coach Joe Paterno. 7 According to Paterno, he notified the university administrators. However, they did not report the matter to the police.

Question 2 Coach Jim Tressel became aware of the evils but failed to report them to the university administration. 8 The University of Arkansas had a scandal which happened in 2012 when an investigation revealed that their football coach, Bobby Petrino had hired Jessica Dorrell, a former student, as the Student-Athlete Development Coordinator. 9 Petrino was obligated to report a conflict of interest to the college since he had a personal relationship with Dorell, and she was hired as a state worker (Jack Bowen et al. 2017). 8 Moreover, the investigations exposed that Petrino gave Dorel gifts amounting to $20,000. 7 The NCAA institutes principles, enforcement procedures, and rules to guide the colleges in their oversight of the athletics department as well as penalize the ones who fail to normalize their delinquencies. The NCAA was unable to avert each scandal since their penalties tend to be less costly to the team than the gains of bending the rules. 10 Some stakeholders believe that the authorizations by the NCAA are not stringent enough, since major football programs such as Ohio State, Arkansas and Penn can recover from these endorsements rather quickly.

4 Question 3 If ethics program were effectively put in place at Ohio State, Penn and the University of Arkansas, the aftermaths could have been unique in each scandal. For instance, rendering to Penn State, the college ought to have ratified an obligatory reporting of policies of a misdemeanor on a criminal level. 7 This policy, therefore, would have prompted an investigation into the first allegation of sexual assault in 1998 and consequently averting more victims as well as more criminal and ethical violations. 4 As at now, each should have known the NCAA rules that prohibit the use of team equipment to barter and accepting money from supporters. These duo rules appear to be mostly violated by the coaches and players. 7 In the case of Ohio State, the college should ensure all coaches and players subscribe to the code of ethics which outlines each violation in lengthy (Harper, 2017). This policy, therefore, thwarts the players and coaches from being accountable to say they didn't know or recognize the system. In the case at the University of Arkansas, the NCAA determined that the college and Bobby Petrino did not violate any rules.

Nonetheless, the director of athletics decided to fire Petrino for failing to report his conflict of interest as stated in the constitutional law. The University of Arkansas ought to have a clear and comprehensive policy on the rules and regulations that govern the employment of state employees. 9 As such, they will have an independent review board to hire employees. This policy thus helps to avoid conflict of interest.

Question 4 Building trust in any organization requires one to do three things:

· Take individual accountability for restoring confidence · See other individuals in a new light · Accept that their view of the situation can as well be the truth.

4 As such, for NCAA to restore trust and confidence among its students and stakeholders, the NCAA leadership ought to communicate their stance when it comes to ethics (Patricia Elgoibar, 2016). They will also ensure that the stakeholders and students understand their position, by providing that in every televised commercial broadcast by the organization, ethical conduct must be conspicuous to the viewers' 4 Also, the NCAA should depict a zero-tolerance message and set clear standards that outline the punishments for anyone who violates the ethical code of conduct. 11 Moreover, NCAA should have more oversight and require that each worker of a school's athletic program signs and agree to the set code of ethics by the organization. 4 A coalition can also be built among the players and the coaches to lead by example and take a stand against moral defilements.

Question 5 Foremost, the HR department of the universities ought to take and put the guidelines for the coaches and athletes that specify what is prohibited to stop these scandals from occurring. There need to be strict guiding principles for the athletes and coaches that define what is forbidden. Another set of eyes, those are the newly brought forth guidelines. This need to be done to verify that the guidelines align with the culture of the university as well as that of the NCAA.

Another measure is accountability (Harper, 2017). It seems that the unethical acts by various persons involved in the mentioned scandals were overlooked because the culprits connect to the individuals who are supposed to bring into the books of record to be answerable. So, a stern punishment for wrong deeds should put in place about college and university athletics.

References

Jack Bowen, R. S. (2017). Sport, Ethics, and Leadership. Taylor & Francis.

O. C. Ferrell, J. F. (2016). Business Ethics: 7 Ethical Decision Making & Cases. Cengage Learning.

Patricia Elgoibar, M. E. (2016). Building Trust and Constructive Conflict Management in Organizations. Springer.

Shaun R. Harper, J. K. (2017). 12 Scandals in College Sports. Taylor & Francis.

Weight, E. Z. (2014). 12 Administration of Intercollegiate Athletics. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

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