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Administrative Responsibility

Administrative Responsibility is an ethical construct within administrative ethics denoting the obligation of public administrators to account for and justify their decisions and actions in accordance with legal, moral, and professional standards, distinguishing it from related concepts by its focus on accountability in public service governance.

207

Publications

10.1K

Citations

318

Authors

165

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

21

Parents

Publications

207

Accountability in the Public Sector: Lessons from the Challenger Tragedy

Barbara S. Romzek, Melvin J. Dubnick · Public Administration Review · 1987 · 1K citations

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Administrative Responsibility in Democratic Government

Herman Finer · Public Administration Review · 1941 · 499 citations

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Accountability and the Promise of Performance: In Search of the Mechanisms

Melvin J. Dubnick · University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository (University of New Hampshire at Manchester) · 2014 · 393 citations

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The Responsible Administrator: An Approach to Ethics for the Administrative Role

Harry J. Canon, Terry L. Cooper · The Journal of Higher Education · 2000 · 292 citations

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The Responsible Administrator: An Approach to Ethics for the Administrative Role

E. R. Johnson · The Journal of Academic Librarianship · 1999 · 247 citations

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Authors

318

  1. KK
    Kenneth Kernaghan

    Brock University, Canada

    5 publications · 148 citations

    5

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  2. MJ
    Melvin J. Dubnick

    University of New Hampshire at Manchester, United States

    4 publications · 1.5K citations

    4

    h-index

  3. JA
    John A. Rohr

    Virginia Tech, United States

    3 publications · 50 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. FN
    F. Neil Brady

    Brigham Young University, United States

    3 publications · 72 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. MV
    Montgomery Van Wart

    California State University, San Bernardino, United States

    2 publications · 108 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

165

  1. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    418 citations

  2. Queen's University Belfast

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    441 citations

  3. Brigham Young University

    Provo, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    41 citations

  4. Brock University

    Saint Catharines, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    140 citations

  6. University of Central Florida

    Orlando, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    130 citations

  7. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    127 citations

  8. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    253 citations

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Venues

  1. Public Administration Review

    PAR · 19 publications · 2.6K citations

    16

    h-index

  2. Administration & Society

    AAS · 12 publications · 442 citations

    12

    h-index

  3. Public Integrity

    PI · 7 publications · 203 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. Canadian Public Administration

    5 publications · 88 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 117 citations

    5

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