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Ethics primer for public administrators in government and nonprofit organizations / James H. Svara, research professor, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, visiting professor, School of Government, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Burlington Jones and Bartlett Learning 2015Edition: Second editionDescription: xiii, 259 pagesISBN:
  • 9781449619015 (pbk.)
  • 1449619010 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.2 SVA.E
Contents:
Introduction: and a pop quiz -- Administrative ethics: ideas, sources, and development -- Refining the sense of duty: responsibilities of public administrators and the issue of agency -- Reinforcing and enlarging duty: philosophical bases of ethical behavior and the ethics triangle -- Codifying duty and ethical perspectives: professional codes of ethics -- Undermining duty: challenges to the ethical behavior of public administrators -- Deciding how to meet obligations and act responsibly: ethical analysis and problem solving -- Acting on duty in the face of uncertainty and risk: responsible whistleblowing -- Elevating ethical behavior in the organization -- Mandating duty: external measures to promote ethics -- Conclusion: the duties of public administrators.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-245) and index.

Introduction: and a pop quiz -- Administrative ethics: ideas, sources, and development -- Refining the sense of duty: responsibilities of public administrators and the issue of agency -- Reinforcing and enlarging duty: philosophical bases of ethical behavior and the ethics triangle -- Codifying duty and ethical perspectives: professional codes of ethics -- Undermining duty: challenges to the ethical behavior of public administrators -- Deciding how to meet obligations and act responsibly: ethical analysis and problem solving -- Acting on duty in the face of uncertainty and risk: responsible whistleblowing -- Elevating ethical behavior in the organization -- Mandating duty: external measures to promote ethics -- Conclusion: the duties of public administrators.

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