1st Edition

Public Sector Ethics Theory and Applications

240 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations

by CRC Press

240 Pages

by CRC Press

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In a down-to-earth review of the often-contentious subject of ethics, Public Sector Ethics: Theory and Applications presents personal accounts of individuals who faced moral dilemmas and how they resolved them. It moves the study of ethics away from a box checking exercise of what to do/not to do to a discussion that creates understanding of existential choices that people make. The book... Read more

Introduction: In Search of a Paradigm
Influences on Ethical Behavior
Problems of Religious and Philosophical Guides
Mission Statements of Public Sector Organizations
Mission and Organizational Culture
Conclusions
Ethical Grounding: Philosophical Perspectives
Basic Tenets of Deontology
Basic Tenets of Teleology
Basic Tenets of Virtue Ethics
Ethical Insights from Philosophy
Ethical Grounding: Religious Perspectives
Buddhist Ethics
Confucian Ethics
Judaic Ethics
Islamic Ethics
Christian Ethics
Ethical Insights from Religious Perspectives
Mission, Ethical Dilemmas, and Role of Culture in Organizations
Mission Statements
Personal versus Organizational Ethics: Dilemmas of Loyalty
Personal versus Organizational Ethics: Dilemmas of Resistance
Mission and Culture: Safety, Research/â€ŠKnowledge, and Economic Oversight Organizations
Personally Confronting Mission Dissonance: Exit and Voice
Why Exit? Ethics of Exit
Exit Case Studies
Why Voice? Ethics of Whistle-Blowing
Voice Case Studies
Conjectural Cases in Exit and Voice
Exemplars of Public Service
Notable Exemplars of Public Service
Insights from Case Studies
Conclusions
Mission and Ethics: A Utilitarian Perspective
Ethics and the Public Sector
References