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020 _a9781449619015 (pbk.)
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082 0 0 _a174.2
_bSVA.E
100 1 _aSvara, James H.
245 1 4 _aEthics primer for public administrators in government and nonprofit organizations /
_cJames 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.
250 _aSecond edition.
260 _aBurlington
_bJones and Bartlett Learning
_c2015
300 _axiii, 259 pages ;
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 235-245) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: 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.
650 0 _aHealth services administrators
942 _cBK