Public services are delivered through an often bewildering range of agencies and amidst this constant change, there are fears that a public service ethos, a tradition of working in the public interest, becomes blurred. This book covers important themes reflecting current thinking and illuminates the practical decisions made by public officials. Replete with international case studies and vignettes, this easy-to-use textbook is a definitive guide for postgraduate students of public sector ethics, as well as students of public management and administration more generally.
Public services are delivered through an often bewildering range of agencies and amidst this constant change, there are fears that a public service ethos, a tradition of working in the public interest, becomes blurred. This book covers important themes reflecting current thinking and illuminates the practical decisions made by public officials. Replete with international case studies and vignettes, this easy-to-use textbook is a definitive guide for postgraduate students of public sector ethics, as well as students of public management and administration more generally.
Professor Alan Lawton is Deputy Head of the School of Business and Economics at Monash University, Australia. Prior to joining Monash in 2011 he held professorial appointments at the universities of Hull and Teesside in the UK and VU University in Amsterdam. He has written extensively on public sector ethics in journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, Public Administration Review, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Integrity and Public Money & Management Dr Karin Lasthuizen is Associate Professor in Governance Studies and senior member of the research group Quality of Governance at the Department of Governance Studies at the VU University in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She has recently published in the Public Management Review, Public Administration, Sociological Methods and Research and International Journal of Leadership Dr Julie Rayner is Lecturer in the School of Business and Economics at Monash University, Australia. Prior to joining Monash Julie taught at Durham University, UK and also worked with The Open University Business School. Her research interests are in public sector organizations and she has recently published in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Journal of Business Ethics and the International Journal of Human Resource Management
Inhaltsangabe
1. Managing Ethics in the Public Services 2. Ethical Theory: What is the Right Thing to do and Who is to Say So? 3. Public Interest: Is There Such a Thing and What Purpose Does it Serve? 4. Public Service Motivation and Ethos: Why do Public Officials Work Above and Beyond the Call of Duty? 5. Ethical Culture: What is it, is it Universal and How Can it be Changed? 6. Compliance Approaches: How Can We Police Ethical Standards and Behaviour? 7. Integrity Approaches: Can We Trust Public Officials to Police Themselves? 8. Ethical Performance: How Do We Know if We Are Doing Well and Good? 9. Leadership: Does Ethical Leadership Make a Difference? 10. Conclusion
1. Managing Ethics in the Public Services 2. Ethical Theory: What is the Right Thing to do and Who is to Say So? 3. Public Interest: Is There Such a Thing and What Purpose Does it Serve? 4. Public Service Motivation and Ethos: Why do Public Officials Work Above and Beyond the Call of Duty? 5. Ethical Culture: What is it, is it Universal and How Can it be Changed? 6. Compliance Approaches: How Can We Police Ethical Standards and Behaviour? 7. Integrity Approaches: Can We Trust Public Officials to Police Themselves? 8. Ethical Performance: How Do We Know if We Are Doing Well and Good? 9. Leadership: Does Ethical Leadership Make a Difference? 10. Conclusion
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