Product Description
Since it was first published in 1991, The Ethics Challenge in Public Service has become a classic text used by public managers and in public management programs across the country. This second edition is filled with practical tools and techniques for making ethical choices in the ambiguous, pressured world of public service. It explores the day-to-day ethical dilemmas managers face in their work, including what to do when rules recommend one action and compassion an… More >>
The Ethics Challenge in Public Service: A Problem-Solving Guide
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#1 by Anonymous on April 17, 2010 - 3:44 pm
Just keep looking for something else
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by J. Johnson on April 17, 2010 - 3:50 pm
The subject of Ethics and Values in Public Service doesn’t have to be dull. The book has valuable information, especially in the cases and excerpts, but the book is not a good read, even for a textbook.
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by Anonymous on April 17, 2010 - 5:49 pm
It’s tough to be a manager in a public agency. In addition to obeying the law, public servants have an additional ethical obligation to “serve the public interest” and “uphold the public trust”. Even the appearance of not serving the public interest is unethical for public servants. Thus, while it could be okay for a manager in a private company to hire relatives and to let employees sleep on the job, it would be unethical for a manager in a public agency to do so.
This book was required reading for my graduate course in Ethics for Public Administrators. It should be required reading for every politician, public servant, and citizen, too.
Rating: 4 / 5