Question 1

On whom did Dr. Howard Savage, author of the Carnegie Report of 1929, fix the blame for much of the problems occurring in college athletics at the time?
A) College coaches
B) College athletic directors
C) College presidents
D) The NCAA

Accepted Answer

Dr. Howard Savage, author of the Carnegie Report of 1929, fixed the blame on college presidents for much of the problems occurring in college athletics at the time. The report criticized college presidents for prioritizing winning over academic integrity and for failing to properly regulate their athletic departments.

Question 2

The Graham Plan, which was adopted in 1936 and abandoned two years later, called for which of the following?
A) The identification of intercollegiate athletics as noneducational, which meant, therefore, that student-athletes should be paid for their participation.
B) The adoption of academic legislation called the "Sanity Code," which required student-athletes to have a certain GPA to be eligible to compete.
C) An end to athletic scholarships, meaning that financial aid should be awarded by a faculty committee.
D) The recommendation that, since coaches were out of hand, their contracts and endorsement deals needed to be approved by the president of the institution.

Accepted Answer

The Graham Plan called for an end to athletic scholarships, advocating that financial aid should be awarded based on need by a faculty committee, not athletic ability. This was part of an effort to de-emphasize the commercial aspects of college sports.

Question 3

The Knight Commission was formed in 1989 primarily in response to which of the following?
A) The confusion regarding how to comply with Title IX, which regained its enforcement muscle with passage of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987.
B) The lack of sufficient compliance rules, which compromised the amateurism of intercollegiate athletics.
C) The out-of-control behavior of coaches in terms of their endorsement activities and behavior on and off the court/field.
D) College presidential concerns that the academic integrity of higher education was being threatened by abuses in intercollegiate athletics.

Accepted Answer

The Knight Commission was formed in response to concerns by college presidents that the academic integrity of higher education was being threatened by abuses in intercollegiate athletics.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an argument in favor of the activist approach to social responsibility of organizations?
A) Organizations are members of society and have responsibilities to other stakeholders, such as employees, customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors, the government, unions, special interest groups, and the general public.
B) Organizations have the technical, financial, and managerial resources to help solve social problems.
C) Organizations lack expertise to manage social problems.
D) Government intervention is less likely when businesses take the initiative in addressing social problems.

Accepted Answer

The argument that organizations lack the expertise to manage social problems is actually an argument against the activist approach to social responsibility. The activist approach assumes that organizations have the ability to address and solve social problems, but this argument suggests otherwise. Therefore, it is not an argument in favor of the activist approach.

Question 5

Which of the following two Democratic U.S. Senators, along with eight Democratic colleagues, unveiled what they called the "college athletes' bill of rights," which sought to give athletes greater opportunity to receive compensation, better health and safety benefits and more leeway to transfer schools without penalty?
A) Cory Booker and Rand Paul
B) Cory Booker and Kamala Harris
C) Lindsey Graham and Kamala Harris
D) Jim Jordan and Tim Murphy

Accepted Answer

Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, along with eight Democratic colleagues, unveiled the "college athletes' bill of rights," which aimed to provide athletes with more opportunities to receive compensation, improved health and safety benefits, and the ability to transfer schools without penalty.

Question 6

In 2017, Amherst College chose _______________ to replace its' unofficial "Lord Jeffs" mascot.
A) Fighting Poets
B) Hamsters
C) Jumbos
D) Mammoths

Accepted Answer

In 2017, Amherst College chose "Mammoths" to replace its' unofficial "Lord Jeffs" mascot. The new mascot was chosen to be inclusive and representative of the diverse community at Amherst College.

Question 7

Current NCAA transgender inclusion guidelines recommend each of the following EXCEPT:
A) A trans female (male to female) transgender student-athlete who is not taking hormone treatments related to gender transition may not compete on a women's team
B) A trans male (female to male) student-athlete who is not taking testosterone related to gender transition may participate on a men's or women's team.
C) Any transgender student-athlete who is not taking hormone treatment related to gender transition may participate in sex-separated sports activities in accordance with his or her assigned birth gender.
D) Transgender athletes are required to use separate locker rooms.

Accepted Answer

The current NCAA transgender inclusion guidelines do not require transgender athletes to use separate locker rooms. In fact, the guidelines state that transgender athletes should be allowed to use the locker room that corresponds with their gender identity.

Question 8

Rice (1994) cited several general guidelines for managing diversity for schools and departments, including each of the following EXCEPT:
A) Adopting a plan for addressing the concerns of majority groups.
B) Allowing individuals and organizations to opt out diversity programs.
C) Obtaining the commitment of the school president and athletic director, setting specific diversity goals.
D) Providing training in valuing diversity.

Accepted Answer

Allowing individuals and organizations to opt out diversity programs goes against the goal of promoting diversity and inclusion. The other guidelines listed are all recommended strategies for effectively managing diversity in schools and departments.

Question 9

The classical economic approach to social responsibility suggests each of the following EXCEPT:
A) An organization should limit its involvement to activities that improve its own performance.
B) Intercollegiate athletics departments should not be thought of as organizations.
C) Requiring management to pursue socially responsible activities could be unethical, because the managers would be expending resources that belong to other stakeholders.
D) The first and foremost responsibility of management is to generate resources and revenues for owners or stockholders.

Accepted Answer

The classical economic approach does not make any specific claims about how intercollegiate athletics departments should be categorized; therefore, it does not suggest that they should not be considered organizations. Instead, the classical economic approach emphasizes that companies should focus primarily on generating profits for their owners or stockholders, and that management should limit their involvement in socially responsible activities that do not serve this goal. Additionally, the approach argues that requiring management to pursue socially responsible activities could be unethical, because it would be using resources that belong to other stakeholders for purposes that may not align with their interests.

Question 10

Which of the following is the mission of the Drake Group?
A) To confine the scope of intercollegiate athletics so that all programs mirror the academic vision of host institutions.
B) To create an environment of academic integration, faculty involvement and fiscal responsibility.
C) To defend academic integrity in higher education from the corrosive aspects of commercialized college sports.
D) To promote and secure the role of faculty to oversee all aspects of intercollegiate athletics management.

Accepted Answer

The Drake Group's primary mission is to defend academic integrity in higher education from the corrosive aspects of commercialized college sports.

Question 11

The Carnegie Report of 1929 recommended that, in order to "fix" the problems that were taking place in intercollege athletics at the time, the control of intercollegiate athletics should be returned to the students.

Accepted Answer

The Carnegie Report of 1929 recommended that the control of intercollegiate athletics should be returned to the students in order to address the problems that were occurring in intercollegiate athletics at the time.

Question 12

The first report of the Knight Commission, called Keeping Faith with the Student-Athlete, reported that student-athletes were the key to reform in intercollegiate athletics.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Arguments for the activist approach toward social responsibility of organizations include that it is management's responsibility to earn profits for owners, that potential conflicts of interest occur when managers must meet profit goals and simultaneously enhance social welfare, and that businesses lack the expertise to manage social problems.

Accepted Answer

The statement is presenting arguments against the activist approach toward social responsibility of organizations, not in favor of it.

Question 14

Ethical intercollegiate athletics organizations encourage people at all levels to exercise ethical judgment. We expect these organizations to conduct themselves honestly and fairly in terms of how they treat their stakeholders, but the complexity of competing interests in sport makes ethical dilemmas difficult to resolve.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true, as ethical dilemmas are common in intercollegiate athletics due to competing interests and stakeholders, but organizations are expected to approach these dilemmas with ethical judgment and fairness.

Question 15

As of 2021, about 50 of the NCAA's 20,000 women's sport participants were transgender.

Accepted Answer

According to a report by the NCAA in 2021, there were approximately 50 transgender women athletes out of over 20,000 women's sport participants.

Question 16

Outline the elements of the 1929 Carnegie Report and the 1991 Knight Commission report, and explain the similarities and differences in each in terms of suggested reforms for intercollegiate athletics.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Identify the actions taken by the NCAA taken in response to concerns regarding various school nicknames and mascots, and explain the impact of these actions on specific member institutions.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Explain the two view of social responsibility, then using the example from an ethical issue outlined in the chapter, outline which of the two views you would advise athletic department managers to implement in dealing with issue.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Provide an overview of the managerial challenges connected to athletes changing gender and the resulting impact on competitive equity, outline current NCAA transgender inclusion recommendations, and explain whether these recommendations have addressed the challenges sufficiently.

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 10: Reform Efforts and Ethical Concerns

On whom did Dr. Howard Savage, author of the Carnegie Report of 1929, fix the blame for much of the problems occurring in college athletics at the time?

The Graham Plan, which was adopted in 1936 and abandoned two years later, called for which of the following?

The Knight Commission was formed in 1989 primarily in response to which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT an argument in favor of the activist approach to social responsibility of organizations?

In 2017, Amherst College chose _______________ to replace its' unofficial "Lord Jeffs" mascot.

Current NCAA transgender inclusion guidelines recommend each of the following EXCEPT:

Rice (1994) cited several general guidelines for managing diversity for schools and departments, including each of the following EXCEPT:

The classical economic approach to social responsibility suggests each of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is the mission of the Drake Group?