Question: Read Jennings ( 1 0 th ed . ) Case 2 . 1 0 : Penn State: Framing Ethical Issues ( pp . 1 2

Read Jennings (10th ed.) Case 2.10: Penn State: Framing Ethical Issues (pp.122-135); then, answer the following
questions:
1.Penn State is an honorable institution that is trying desperately to defend its [sic] ethics and all of the individuals
who had nothing to do with this horrific scandal, which have been destroyed by the actions/ inactions of a few
individuals ... The quote comes from a blog on the Penn State scandal. Evaluate the accuracy of the bloggers
thoughts.
Why does it happen that many are punished for the actions of a few? Or is that an accurate assessment -
is it the actions of a few?
2. Oregon State President Ed Ray, who announced the Penn State sanctions, said that what happened occurred
because of the Penn State culture, that the football program had consumed the values of the university.
What does he mean?
What can you point to in the case that illustrates his point?
3. List all of the categories of ethical issues you see that occurred over the course of the events.
4. Make a list of all the stakeholders in this case.
5. What does the case teach us about the importance of speaking up? Of raising objections? Give examples of why
people did not speak up in this case.
6. What do you learn about the differences between legal and ethical conduct from this case?
7. You will also need at least four peer-reviewed sources.

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