The Ethics Challenge in Public Service (eBook)

A Problem-Solving Guide

Carol W. Lewis, Stuart C. Gilman (Autoren)

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2012 | 3. Auflage
368 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-22415-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This thoroughly revised and updated third edition of The Ethics Challenge in Public Service is the classic ethics text used in public management programs nationwide. It also serves as a valuable tool for public managers who work in a world that presents more ethical challenges every day. It contains a wealth of practical tools and strategies that public managers can use when making ethical choices in the ambiguous pressured world of public service. The book contains new material on topics including social networking, the use of apology, ethics as applied to public policy, working with elected officials, and more.

Autor

Carol W. Lewis is professor emerita of political science at the University of Connecticut. She is a consultant and trainer for public agencies and professional organizations at the local, regional, state, national, and international levels. Stuart C. Gilman is a consultant in Washington, D.C., working with state and federal government agencies, for large corporations and nonprofit organizations, as well as multinational organizations. He is a former director of the UN Global Programme against Corruption and senior executive with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.

Inhalt

Exhibits, Tables, and Figures vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xix

The Authors xxi

Introduction: Ethics in Public Service 1

PART ONE: ETHICAL DUTIES OF PUBLIC MANAGERS 17

1 What Is Important in Public Service? 19

2 Obeying and Implementing the Law 46

3 Serving the Public Interest 63

4 Taking Individual Responsibility 90

PART TWO: TOOLS FOR INDIVIDUAL DECISION MAKING 113

5 Finding Solid Ground 115

6 Resolving Ethical Dilemmas 141

7 Understanding Who and What Matters 164

PART THREE: ETHICS AND THE ORGANIZATION 189

8 Designing and Implementing Codes 191

9 Broadening the Horizon 225

10 Building an Ethical Agency 247

Afterword: The Job Ahead 277

Resource A: Glossary 285

Resource B: Rules of Thumb--A Summary of Arguments and Recommendations 295

References 299

Name Index 323

Subject Index 327

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.4.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Öffentliche Ordnung u. Verwaltung • Öffentliche Verwaltung u. Management • Business & Management • Öffentliche Ordnung u. Verwaltung • Öffentliche Verwaltung u. Management • Political Science • Politikwissenschaft • Public Administration & Management • Public Policy & Administration • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 1-118-22415-9 / 1118224159
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-22415-1 / 9781118224151