Components

Part A
Part B

FIFA: Sponsorship During Scandal

Bodewig, A., Villella, J., Wang, H., O’Rourke, J. S. (editor)
January 26, 2018
SKU:
BUS-004056
Region: 
Africa, Europe, Latin & South America, North America
Topic: 
Strategy & General Management, Ethics & Social Justice
Length: 
16 pages
Keywords: 
ethics, International, management, strategic, crisis
Copyrighted by: 
Notre Dame
Student Price: 
$4.00 (€3.75)
Average rating: 
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The world’s largest sports organization, FIFA, is caught in a corruption scandal as the U.S. Department of Justice leads a criminal investigation that indicts 14 of its top officials from North, Central and South America and the Caribbean on charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering. How can FIFA regain the public trust? Should international organizations be required to display greater transparency? (A) 15 pp. (B) 2 pp. Case #16-06. (2016)

Learning Outcomes: 
  1. To provide an example of how an international organization has failed to comply with ethical standards.
  2. To demonstrate the complications that can arise when corporate sponsors become involved with international organizations.
  3. To encourage analysis of the role corporate communication plays in establishing public trust and influencing public opinion.
  4. To demonstrate that international organizations require a coherent management approach when conducting business in regions with different norms and ethical standards.
  5. To encourage discussion of organizational transparency and the economic implications it has for an organization’s business model.