ABSTRACT
Phase I — Situation You are a member of the Fiesta Bowl non-profit board that is tasked with the job of operating the Fiesta Bowl, an American college football bowl game held every year in the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The bowl game brings billions of dollars to the Arizona economy. Currently, John Junker is the CEO for your non-profit organization. You read in December 18, 2009, in The Arizona Republic that past and current Fiesta Bowl employees are encouraged to write checks to specific political candidates and that the bowl reimbursed them, which is illegal. The employees tell the paper that the effort was coordinated by the bowl and that the money was delivered by lobbyists whom the bowl employed. Fiesta Bowl Chief Executive John Junker and bowl board members deny the allegations. The Arizona Republic reports that large fees were paid to lobbyists, and that free tickets and trips were provided to politicians in possible violation of state law. In December 22, 2009, you and the rest of the Fiesta Bowl board hired former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods to examine the misconduct allegations. Shortly after The Arizona Republic began its inquiries, Woods tells the bowl’s executive committee that his independent review of less than a week found “no credible evidence that the bowl’s management engaged in any type of illegal conduct.” Alan Young, chairman of the bowl at the time, declares bowl administrators exonerated (Harris, 2011).
