Nca Ethics Case Study
National Collegiate Athletic Association Ethics and Compliance Program
Kimberly D. Nash
JAMES ZIEGLER
Strayer University
May 17, 2015
Penn State, Ohio State and the University of Arkansas scandals
Ethics in any profession are vital. In the modern day, professionalism is under serious threat from unethical behaviors. These unethical behaviors are driven by the greed for power and personal whims by people in power. In any case, unethical behaviors have been rampant especially where power is involved (Zehir, et al., 2014).
In College football in America, the need for an oversight committee formed to ensure ethical behavior is ensured has been recognized. This is because the sport has received a lot of attention from the country and …show more content…
Basically, communication at the NCAA is very poor. The board has failed in communicating their rules and ethical standards to the stakeholders of the game. The first case at Ohio State, the sale of memorabilia is not directly and clearly prohibited within the rules of the board. This is because the board does not engage educative activities of the rules that they have in place. The act was conducted without the knowledge that it was and illegal activity. The coach at the University of Arkansas was also not fully aware that his actions f hiring his mistress was in contravention to any rule by the board (Birtch & Chiang, …show more content…
In case the coach been well informed that there would be possible repercussions with his actions regarding his concealed mistress, perhaps he would have behaved in a different manner. Also, the sale of memorabilia could have been avoided had the players been aware of the ethical standards guiding their behavior (Neubert, Wu & Roberts, 2013).
Theoretically, the utilitarian theory of ethics states that action should be viewed as good or bad based on the number of people deriving pleasure from it. Provided it is the majority of the people deriving pleasure then the act is good. Therefore, the board should have educated the players on the wrongful aspect of the sale of the memorabilia based on this theory (Kelly, 2012).
Actions that the NCAA should
Kimberly D. Nash
JAMES ZIEGLER
Strayer University
May 17, 2015
Penn State, Ohio State and the University of Arkansas scandals
Ethics in any profession are vital. In the modern day, professionalism is under serious threat from unethical behaviors. These unethical behaviors are driven by the greed for power and personal whims by people in power. In any case, unethical behaviors have been rampant especially where power is involved (Zehir, et al., 2014).
In College football in America, the need for an oversight committee formed to ensure ethical behavior is ensured has been recognized. This is because the sport has received a lot of attention from the country and …show more content…
Basically, communication at the NCAA is very poor. The board has failed in communicating their rules and ethical standards to the stakeholders of the game. The first case at Ohio State, the sale of memorabilia is not directly and clearly prohibited within the rules of the board. This is because the board does not engage educative activities of the rules that they have in place. The act was conducted without the knowledge that it was and illegal activity. The coach at the University of Arkansas was also not fully aware that his actions f hiring his mistress was in contravention to any rule by the board (Birtch & Chiang, …show more content…
In case the coach been well informed that there would be possible repercussions with his actions regarding his concealed mistress, perhaps he would have behaved in a different manner. Also, the sale of memorabilia could have been avoided had the players been aware of the ethical standards guiding their behavior (Neubert, Wu & Roberts, 2013).
Theoretically, the utilitarian theory of ethics states that action should be viewed as good or bad based on the number of people deriving pleasure from it. Provided it is the majority of the people deriving pleasure then the act is good. Therefore, the board should have educated the players on the wrongful aspect of the sale of the memorabilia based on this theory (Kelly, 2012).
Actions that the NCAA should