Penn State Scandal

Please provide examples of employee silence from the Freeh Report. How did employee silence impact the ability of Jerry Sandusky to be held accountable for his actions?

Ans A) There was several examples of the employee silence from the Freeh Report. The employee silence did affect the ability of Jerry Sandusky to be held accountable for his actions. The employee silence was not at all acceptable for this case. The main reason is that it was important for the employees to speak truth and remain silent on the wrong and unethical act that had occurred in the organization. The person that had committed a crime needs to be punished.

It was important for the employees to remain cooperative with the Inquiry Committee in order to communicate all the details related to the criminal act committed by Jerry Sandusky. The employee silence is also considered a part of the crime that has taken place in the organization or university. They were aware of all the issues but did not cooperate with the authorities. This is a deliberate attempt which can certainly lead to hiding of truth that is not at all an acceptable behavior. The employee's needs to be punished as well who tried to save the criminal by not telling the truth. The same case was there with Jerry Sandusky where the senior employees adopted a complete silence on his crime. The silence on this crime is never tolerated by the concerned authorities and a strict mechanism must be adopted to discourage this aspect. These issues matters for any organization because a strict action becomes necessary against all the criminal elements. This is an issue that needs to be addressed in the best possible manner. The right policy is the major requirement in this regard. The policymakers in the University needs to provide suitable guidance. Therefore, all the issues had a lot of importance related to the employees' cooperation in this case.

Please provide examples of failure of leadership by Spanier, Schultz, Curley, and the Board of Trustees. What do these failures of leadership suggest was the type of leadership used at Penn State during Spanier's tenure? Why was that type of leadership harmful to the university's ethical culture?

Ans B) There were four most powerful people at the Pennsylvania State University, that included the President Graham B. Spanier, Senior Vice President Finance and Business Gary C. Schultz, Althetic Director Timothy M. Carley and Head Foot Ball Coach Joseph V. Paterno who failed completely to protect children from the sexual predator. These men were responsible for deliberately giving false information to the Board of Trustees, University Authorities and Community. They lacked empathy for the victims as they failed to inquire their safety and well being. The leadership was very irresponsible and had no remorse for their wrong actions. They deserved punishment for their wrong attitude. These sorts of failures by the leadership suggested that they did not have the capability and skills to lead the organization. Secondly, they ...