The ethics challenge in public service: a problem-solving guide

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 aworld 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. INDICE: Exhibits, Tables, and FiguresPrefaceAcknowledgmentsThe AuthorsIntroduction: Ethics in Public ServicePART ONE: ETHICAL DUTIES OF PUBLIC MANAGERS1What Is Important in Public Service?2 Obeying and Implementing the Law3 Serving the Public Interest4 Taking Individual ResponsibilityPART TWO: TOOLS FOR INDIVIDUAL DECISION MAKING5 Finding Solid Ground6 Resolving Ethical Dilemmas7 Understanding Who and What MattersPART THREE: ETHICS AND THE ORGANIZATION8 Designing and Implementing Codes9 Broadening the Horizon10 Building an Ethical AgencyAfterword: The Job AheadResource A: GlossaryResource B: Rules of Thumb--A Summary of Arguments and RecommendationsReferencesIndex

• ISBN: 978-1-118-10986-1
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 368
• Fecha Publicación: 18/05/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés