The impact of the Sandusky scandal on Penn State affected all of the organizational functions of the University. Human decision making was at the forefront of the crisis at the university and when the leaders of the organization tried to manage the crisis and the scandal it just made matters worse for the organization(Crandall, Parnell & Spillman, 2013). The “Scandal” became a problem because the crisis wasn't handled appropriately. This made matters worse for all involved and literally involved “all” from the public's perception. Management, marketing, human resources, etc. were affected by the crisis because of the internal landscape of the organization and the “scandal” that was buried for decades internally. Human induced missteps were