University scandal, reputation and governance

被引：20
作者：
Downes M. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Management and Quantitative Methods, Illinois State University, Campus Box 5580, Normal, 61790-5580, IL
来源：
International Journal for Educational Integrity | / 13卷 / 1期
关键词：
Corporate governance; Governance in higher education; Governance solutions; University governance; University reputation; University scandal;
D O I：
10.1007/s40979-017-0019-0
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摘要：
A review of the literature on corporate governance serves to demonstrate the applicability of many governance solutions to the university setting. Based on a review of university scandals, most of which are recent but some of which took place decades ago, it is possible to categorize them as follows: sex scandals, drugs, cheating, hazing, admissions and diplomas, on-the-job consumption, athletics, and murder. Several examples are provided in the paper, along with their impact on various stakeholders. The paper then discusses a variety of solutions designed to either preempt the activities potentially leading to scandal, to deter them or to punish perpetrators. Some of these involve structural changes, institutional policies and procedures, fines, terminations, and sanctions. The paper emphasizes the proactive safeguards which govern and monitor to make sure that universities do not suffer on the back end and that their reputations do not suffer into the future. © 2017 The Author(s).
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