Handbook of Administrative Ethics - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0824790952 ISBN 13 : 9780824790950

Editeur : Marcel Dekker Inc, 1994

Synopsis

Delineating implications for administrative ethics from other fields such as sociology, psychology and philosophy, this reference and text provides a comprehensive review of administrative ethics in the public sector - tracing the treatment of ethics in public administration literature from the late 19th century to the present. Research techniques for generating various categories of knowledge concerning administative ethics are suggested. This work also: examines the effectiveness of ethics training and legal and organizational devices for encouraging desired conduct; creates a taxonomy for administrative ethics using the categories of modern philosophy; discusses the origins of the term "public interest"; analyzes deontological and teleological approaches to administrative ethics oriented toward duty to principle; focuses on the ethical dimensions of organizational culture and the conflicts between culture and ethical conduct; and investigates topics of particular relevance to the political and social contexts of public administration in the United States.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Delineating implications for administrative ethics from other fields such as sociology, psychology, and philosophy, this reference provides a comprehensive review of administrative ethics in the public sector. Detailing the context within which contemporary ethics training has developed, the book examines the effectiveness of ethics training, legal and organizational devices for encouraging desired conduct, and other topics of particular relevance to the political and social contexts of public administration. Written by over 25 leading scholars in public administration ethics, the book creates a taxonomy for administrative ethics using the categories of modern philosophy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Marcel Dekker Inc
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0824790952
• ISBN 13: 9780824790950
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 608
• Éditeur: Cooper Terry L.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible