Donald Sterling's Unethical Analysis

The organizational culture of the NFL was a breeding ground for dysfunction. From the lack of strong ethics to leadership accountability to inconsistencies, the NFL has many challenges to overcome. The first remedy for the NFL’s woes would be an organizational change in values. This would mean a paradigm shift to an ethical organizational culture. It will be imperative to consider the team owners and players “Until new behaviors are rooted in social norms and shared values, they are subject to degradation as soon as the pressure for change is removed” (Kotter, 2007). PMI notes five change enablers that when incorporated into strategic change initiatives a have a high rate of success.

If we were to slip up while on the job, that can reflect badly on the coaching staff and the athletes involved, so I take my job seriously. When I read the book, however, I was shocked at how Ridpath was treated for just doing his job. It seemed to me that the athletic department at Marshall had the same interests when it came to exploiting their athletes for money. According to Leopkey, people and groups within the organization can have different goals and as such will engage in conflict (2016b). They understand that sport is a multi-billion dollar industry, and they want to gain the most from it. Meanwhile, there was an ethical dilemma going on at Marshall because there were differences in morality based on the people involved. For example, Ridpath had to go think about his morals at Marshall. I feel like he used moral reasoning because he had to decide “whether a particular action is right or wrong, or whether we have a moral obligation to act in a particular manner towards others” (Leopkey, 2016a). In this case, the particular action was reporting the violations. It’s clear that Marshall did not have an established compliance system, especially since Ridpath stated that “I found out more stuff that was going on in my department out in the street than I did as an employee” (Ridpath, 2012). So

The Dred Scott case came at a very turbulent time in American history. It came

Racial inequality will always be a huge topic in the United States of America, and continues today to still be a huge topic. With the NFL players raising awareness by kneeling and locking arms together during the national anthem, the topic of racial inequality has gained more interest. After Kaepernick in 2016 first kneeled many other athletes and stars joined the movement to talk about the problems of racial inequality. People like Ellen DeGeneres, Zendaya, George Lopez, and many others voice their support for the players (JustJared). This new NFL season has caused more controversy with a new president that is invoking many people, Trump took a shot at the players protesting stating “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners,

Racism is prevalent in today’s society and is exposed in the sports industry as well. Various athletes in different sports field experience racism and face it everyday. Social media is a big platform for people to criticize athletes for their failures and success. On the other hand more times than not, racism can be found within the head of organizations of major sports, most noticeably football. The NFL has condoned an abundance of racist actions towards players of Hispanic and African American descent; therefore, the NFL should stop these problems by supporting athletes that take a stand, holding the NFL owners accountable for their actions, and finally, not stereotyping young black athletes into a position based off of racial factors.

Published by the New York Times under the Opinion section, the audience for this article is any interested reader. At the time it was released, November 18th, 2016, this article arrived during last year’s elections, in which a large, but surprising number of Americans voted for candidate Donald Trump, shocking many forecasters who had predicted otherwise. Therefore, after the election, many people may have been researching the demographics of the election, and this article, which briefly shared Brooks’ opinion on the nature of the election and how viewing others through the lens of a dominant identity influenced how the votes fell where they did, may have caught a keen reader’s eye. Also, this article came at a time where racism and prejudice caused many problems, leading some to view others as one-dimensional, represented only by a skin color or religion. Since prejudice and hate is still a large issue today, tackling this problem helps make this article relevant, nearly a year after its release.

During the 1980s and 1990s the new HIV disease began to emerge in society and with it came harsh stereotypes and discrimination against those who contracted it. Simultaneously, one of the most talented and influential point guards in basketball was dominating the sport: Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Throughout his career Johnson gained three Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards and was admitted into the Basketball Hall of Fame (“Magic Johnson”). However, on November 7, 1991, Johnson announced his diagnosis of HIV and his retirement from the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following this abrupt and unexpected event, Johnson became one of the leading figures in the fight against AIDS. The Magic Johnson Foundation was founded and is still dedicated to educating communities about AIDS. The charitable and influential work Johnson contributed to the research of AIDS revealed him as not just an extraordinary basketball player but also as an extraordinary human being (“Magic Johnson”). A few years after Johnson’s diagnosis, he released his autobiography, My Life. My Life describes the childhood and competitive basketball years of Johnson as well as his announcement of contracting HIV. In the article, “New and Noteworthy Paperbacks”, by Laurel Graeber, reviewer Harvey Araton describes Magic Johnson’s autobiography, My Life, as “best when he shares his insights about his coaches and fellow players” (Graeber). The article has positive things to say about Johnson’s autobiography such

There has always been a prejudicial problem between People of Color and Whites through out this city’s (and the country’s) history. Cleveland’s prejudicial problems are

One problem that black athletes had to deal was their salaries. Their pay rate was lower compare to their white teammates. The dean of American sports writers, Sam Lacy, sports editor of the Baltimore Afro-American, noted in 1967 that "the African American player was much quicker to sign a contract than white players, and in comparison, was woefully under paid. During the 1980s and 1990s, the situation changed dramatically.. Now, in 1996, Michael Jordan of basketball's Chicago Bulls and sports' highest paid athlete is expected to earn 90% of his $40 million through endorsements. While this situation does not characterize the majority of Black athletes, it does include a significant number, and is in happy contrast to the 1960s and before. Financial stress, plays a big role in the fact that there are black athletes in specific fields of sports, but not many in others.

The Donald Sterling Incident in 2014, is a historic incident that will forever be remember in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and even professional sports. Donald Sterling’s remarks were brought to light through an audio file that was released on TMZ.com. Minutes after, all the sports media channels and national news channels had their spot light on the league and especially the fresh commissioner of Adam Silver, who had only been in office for less than a year. And only a few days after the incident, Adam Silver stepped infront of the media and delivered words that set a precedent for sport owners and leagues around the world, “I am banning Mr. Sterling for life from an association with the Clippers Organization or the NBA” (USA Today, 2014).

Racism is an evolving problem that we have face in our society for generations. This issue is evolving because it opens itself to all components of life. Sport is no stranger to involvement with racism, in fact it has been a platform which sparks change or intensifies the state of racism in society. Racism refers to the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races (Oxford Dictionary). Historically racism is an ideology systematically developed as the Europeans made their journey to the New World to explore and colonized the globe and the differences in it. This Great expedition was the excuse used to justify colonialism, slavery and genocide. This racial ideology has manifested itself in to the sports world in creating the modern-day apartheid which resides in the form of the black athlete in the major conferences of the NCAA. In this paper, I will be breaking down: the systemic institution of the NCAA, the generational racism the black athlete faces and the intuitional racism faced on campus to prove the existence of modern day apartheid.

Athletes have approached the way in which they operate their protest in many different forms. Some players participate protest by using social media to share their views, and some use their job to make statements on the field similar to Colin Kaepernick. Louisiana State University running back and future professional football player, Leonard Fournette, Tennis player Serena Williams, and professional basketball stars Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Paul, and Carmelo Anthony have all protested police violence. Fournette wore a shirt referencing victim Alton Sterling, and the basketball stars spoke their views at the ESPY’s, while Williams spoke after winning Wimbledon. Following the protests, golfer Natalie Gulbis shared views on a different topic and spoke about her admiration for president Donald Trump at the republican national convention. These players, however, were not able to do this without backlash, as they received much criticism from not only sports fans, but many more people, as some of these players used

In an article from the New York Times Patrick Ewing quotes “with the money I’m making now I can’t afford to support my family.” (E13). This comment is ridiculous; there is no way that a multi-millionaire should have a problem supporting their family. These athletes have to set their priorities logically and realistically, a person doesn’t “need” a multi-million dollar estate they just want one; this is what angers me. Another aspect that can be touched upon is whether or not they respect the people who provide their paychecks; those being their fans.

In 2007, Conrad Black, a prominent journalist, publisher, and investor was convicted of three counts of fraud and one count of obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to six and a half years in prison and ordered to pay a fine of $125,000. Later on, Mr. Black had two of the counts of fraud overturned on appeal. Mr. Black served only 37 months in a U.S prison before being released in 2012 and retuning to Canada (McFarland 2014). The case study of Conrad Black will be used to evaluate how human beings behave under various circumstances. In the 1990’s Mr. Black built one of the biggest newspaper groups in the world (Lemieux, 2011). He owned a newspaper group known as Hollinger, which he progressively grew from its roots. After Black had stepped down as the CEO of Hollinger, it was realized that he had been engaging in fraudulent activities. For instance, he had paid Hollinger’s executives a lot of money

As the turn of the 21st Century evolved, it appeared as if Adelphia Communications Corporation was on a direct path of success; unbeknownst to their investors and the public, they were in reality on a direct path of destruction instead. Unfortunately, Adelphia is not the first major company in the history of the United States’ business world to lose the trust of the American public, but it is certainly one of the most notable ones to do so. As the events surrounding the Adelphia scandal unfolded in full view of the public eye, a multitude of media outlets were there to broadcast the destruction and distrust to the masses leaving many wondering if the term “business ethics” was actually nothing more than just an oxymoron. Throughout this