He didn’t look but was that justified?
Rutgers President Barchi describes his job as being the CEO of a large company. He relies and must rely, he says, on those senior executives who report to him in order to make decisions important to the business.
So, when his Athletic Director (akin to the SVP of one of the most important and revenue generating departments at his company) brought a problem with a subordinate to his attention, he relied upon the AD’s evaluation. But here, there was evidence – a tape recording – and he didn’t look.
Given the size of the organization, do you think President Barchi was justified in not looking more deeply into the allegations of abuse that were brewing on the school’s basketball team or was he entitled to rely upon those who reported to him to screen and evaluate the information?
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