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Sacrificing the future of the NFL / Craig E. Johnson.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: [London] : SAGE, 2016Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781506324593 (ebook) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.408 23
Online resources: This case study addresses the ethical implications of football players in the National Football League (NFL) sacrificing their health in order to retain their jobs. The organization itself has done little to prevent the serious health problems that its players and ex-players are now facing. Readers are asked to discuss the balance of responsibility between players and the organization, in addition to the steps that can be taken to reduce this problem.
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Originally Published in: Johnson, C. E. (2011). Sacrificing the Future in the NFL. In Organizational ethics: A practical approach (2nd ed., pp. 22-24). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, Inc. ISBN: 9781412987967.

This case study addresses the ethical implications of football players in the National Football League (NFL) sacrificing their health in order to retain their jobs. The organization itself has done little to prevent the serious health problems that its players and ex-players are now facing. Readers are asked to discuss the balance of responsibility between players and the organization, in addition to the steps that can be taken to reduce this problem.

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