The Impact of Ethics Reform on Public Management
Running Head: IMPACT OF ETHICS REFORM
THE IMPACT OF ETHICS REFORM ON PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
AND GOVERNMENT WORKERS
A MASTER’S CAPSTONE RESEARCH PAPER
Division of Public Administration
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of
Master of Public Administration
College of Business and Public Administration
by
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………..….4
INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………..5
BACKGROUND OF ETHICS………………………………………………………...…7 Ethics Defined………………………………………………………………...…..7 Situations that Caused Ethical Concerns………………………………………….8
ETHICAL THEORY IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT………..………………………….15 Teleology………………………………………………………………………...15 Deontology………………………………………………………………………16 Intuitionism………………………………………………………………………17 Virtue Theory…………………………………………………………………….18 Unified Ethic……………………………………………………………………..18
ETHICS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION…………………………………………….19 Public Management……………………………………………………………...20 Whistleblower Law………………………………………………………………21
SIGNIFICANCE OF ETHICS REFORM……………………………………………….24 Title IV § 402 Ethics in Government Act of 1978 …..………………………….25 H. R. 1754………………………………………………………………………..26 Shakman Decree…………………………………………………………………27
SUSTAINING AN ETHICAL WORKPLACE………………………………………….28 Codes of Ethics…………………………………………………………………..29 Creating an Ethical Culture……………………………………………………...31 Applying Ethical Decision Making……………………………………………...32
CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………….33
REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………..35
APPENDICES…………………………………………………………………………...38
A. GOING TO THE DOGS…………………………………………………….38
B. CONFLICTS ON THE HUMAN SERVICES COORDINATION TEAM…46
ABSTRACT
Making ethical decisions can be very complicated. Few managers intend on being unethical. Managers may intend on acting ethically but find themselves in a difficult situation. As a whole, the vast majority of public servants are competent, dedicated, conscientious, and ethical persons that
THE IMPACT OF ETHICS REFORM ON PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
AND GOVERNMENT WORKERS
A MASTER’S CAPSTONE RESEARCH PAPER
Division of Public Administration
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of
Master of Public Administration
College of Business and Public Administration
by
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………..….4
INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………..5
BACKGROUND OF ETHICS………………………………………………………...…7 Ethics Defined………………………………………………………………...…..7 Situations that Caused Ethical Concerns………………………………………….8
ETHICAL THEORY IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT………..………………………….15 Teleology………………………………………………………………………...15 Deontology………………………………………………………………………16 Intuitionism………………………………………………………………………17 Virtue Theory…………………………………………………………………….18 Unified Ethic……………………………………………………………………..18
ETHICS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION…………………………………………….19 Public Management……………………………………………………………...20 Whistleblower Law………………………………………………………………21
SIGNIFICANCE OF ETHICS REFORM……………………………………………….24 Title IV § 402 Ethics in Government Act of 1978 …..………………………….25 H. R. 1754………………………………………………………………………..26 Shakman Decree…………………………………………………………………27
SUSTAINING AN ETHICAL WORKPLACE………………………………………….28 Codes of Ethics…………………………………………………………………..29 Creating an Ethical Culture……………………………………………………...31 Applying Ethical Decision Making……………………………………………...32
CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………….33
REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………..35
APPENDICES…………………………………………………………………………...38
A. GOING TO THE DOGS…………………………………………………….38
B. CONFLICTS ON THE HUMAN SERVICES COORDINATION TEAM…46
ABSTRACT
Making ethical decisions can be very complicated. Few managers intend on being unethical. Managers may intend on acting ethically but find themselves in a difficult situation. As a whole, the vast majority of public servants are competent, dedicated, conscientious, and ethical persons that
References: Berman, E.M., J.S. Bowman, J.P. West, and M. Van Wart (2006), Human Resource Management in Public Service, Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems, (California, Sage Publications). Golembiewski, R., Stevenson, J., and White, M. (2004). Cases in Public Management, (California, Thomson Wadsworth).