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

Abstract

Preface to the Fifth Edition. Acknowledgments. The Author. 1 Introduction. 2 Understanding Ethical Decision Making. Part One: Ethics for Individual Administrators. 3 Public Administration in Modern and Postmodern Society: The Context of Administrative Ethics. 4 Administrative Responsibility: The Key to Administrative Ethics. 5 Conflicts of Responsibility: The Ethical Dilemma. Part Two: Ethics in the Organization. 6 Maintaining Responsible Conduct in Public Organizations: Two Approaches. 7 Integrating Ethics with Organizational Norms and Structures. 8 Safeguarding Ethical Autonomy in Organizations: Dealing with Unethical Superiors and Organizations. Part Three: The Design Approach. 9 Applying the Design Approach to Public Administration Ethics. 10 Conclusion: Responsible Administration. References. Index.