Frederickson, H. George (Ed.)

Ethics in public management / H. George Frederickson and Richard K. Ghere, editors. - Second edition - Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2013. - viii, 396 pages; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Part I: The moral architecture of organizations -- The anatomy of ethical dysfunction -- Public service morals and ethics: thin and thick dilemmas in routine and critical situations -- Power and the ethics of reform -- Part II: Reassessing corruption in the twenty-first century -- Searching for virtue in the public life -- Oversight and accountability in contingency contracting: ethical management in a conflict zone -- The beleaguered ideal: defending NCAA amateurism -- Part III: Individual volition in public institutions -- From classical rationalism to psychological realism in ethical decision-making -- Mirror images: conflict of interest in politics and psychology -- Guerrilla government -- Tacit knowledge: the foundation of information management -- Part IV: Ethics in nonprofit organizations -- The prospects of reconciling sector-specific ethics in a context of blurred boundaries, ubiquitous networks, and hypermodernity -- Ethical challenges in nonprofit organizations: maintaining public trust -- Part V: Ethical issues in global contexts -- Public service ethics in Africa: renewed hope for an integrated ethics framework -- Words making worlds: rhetoric and ethics in global organizations -- Conclusion

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Public administration--Moral and ethical aspects.
Public administration--United States.
Political ethics--United States.