Ethical Management for the Public Services

Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-335-23209-3
Verlag: Open University Press

Buch, Englisch

This is an accessible introduction to the role of ethics in public services management. It is written for new and experienced managers, undergraduate and postgraduate students of the public services. Ethical Management for the Public Services: - deals with key issues for public services managers - integrates theory and practice throughout - uses vignettes, case studies and original research from various countries to illustrate the issues - helps managers identify ethical dilemmas - provides ethical frameworks to support managers in their practical decisions - explores ethical relationships between managers and a range of stakeholders including politicans, citizens and clients - locates ethics at different levels: the individual, the organizational, and the societal

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lawton, Alan

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Public Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Wirtschaftsethik, Unternehmensethik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
the ethics agenda
Ethical issues
Ethical issues and public service principles
The public service ethos
Roles, relationships and rules
The organizational dimension
Ethics and evaluations
Ethical training for decisions
References
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Alan Lawton is currently Senior Lecturer in Public Services Management at the Open University Business School, and has taught in a number of universities in the UK. He has (co)authored seven books on public services management and contributed numerous book chapters, articles and conference papers. He holds degrees in political philosophy.