Research Catalog

Title

Ethical frontiers in public management : seeking new strategies for resolving ethical dilemmas / James S. Bowman, editor.

Publication

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1991.

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Details

Additional Authors

Bowman, James S., 1945-

Description

xxiii, 321 pages; 24 cm.

Series Statement

The Jossey-Bass public administration series

Uniform Title

Jossey-Bass public administration series

Subject

• Public administration > Moral and ethical aspects
• Civil service ethics > United States
• Administrative agencies > Moral and ethical aspects
• Employees > Professional ethics
• Civil service ethics
• Public administration > Moral and ethical aspects
• Verwaltung
• Ethik
• Öffentlicher Dienst
• Overheidsdiensten
• Ethische aspecten
• Civil service ethics
• Government executives > Professional ethics
• Public officers > Professional ethics
• United States > Officials and employees > Professional ethics
• United States
• USA

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

• Introduction : ethical theory and practice in public management / James S. Bowman -- Understanding the context of ethical issues in government. The origins of ethical frameworks in public administration / Darrell L. Pugh -- How public managers view their environment : balancing organizational demands, political realities, and personal values / Harold F. Gortner -- Taking ethics seriously in administrative life : constitutionalism, ethical reasoning, and moral judgment / Bruce Jennings -- Seeking new meanings and values. Unearthing the moral foundations of public administration : honor, benevolence, and justice / Kathryn G. Denhardt -- Reconstructing government ethics : a public philosophy of civic virtue / Curtis Ventriss -- Assessing ethics theories from a democratic viewpoint / Brent Wall -- New leadership requirements for public administrators : from managerial to policy ethics / Jeffrey S. Luke -- Developing new strategies for promoting organizational and individual ethics. Using high reliability management to promote ethical decision making / Mary E. Guy.
• (cont.) Beyond conventional management practices : shifting organizational values / Gerald T. Gabris -- New strategies for institutional controls / Judith A. Truelson -- Strengthening ethical judgment in public administration / Debra W. Stewart, Norman A. Sprinthall -- Improving ethical decision making using the concept of justice / Gerald M. Pops -- Legitimizing administrative discretion through constitutional stewardship / Douglas F. Morgan, Henry D. Kass.

ISBN

• 1555423450
• 9781555423452
• 0787900028
• 9780787900021

LCCN

90023575

OCLC

• ocm22763453
• 22763453
• SCSB-1917838

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library