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We Are…More Than Football: Three Stories of Identity Threat by Penn State Insiders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Alicia A. Grandey ,
Morgan A. Krannitz  and
Tyler Slezak
Alicia A. Grandey*
Affiliation:
Penn State University
Morgan A. Krannitz
Affiliation:
Penn State University
Tyler Slezak
Affiliation:
Penn State University
*
E-mail: aag6@psu.edu, Address: Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802
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For many, Penn State is synonymous with football and Coach Joe Paterno, an association that has been a source of pride for many alumni, staff, and students for years. As Alderfer's (2013) article summarizes, that overlap has now made the horrific behaviors of the former football coach Sandusky indelibly connected to Penn State. Alderfer argues that the scandal can be explained by the actions or inactions of nine Penn State groups “whose collective behavior first allowed the criminal acts to occur and then put an end to them” (p. 117).

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , June 2013 , pp. 134 - 140
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2013

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