Ethics Moments in Government: Cases and Controversies (ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy) PDF
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ETHICS MOMENTS IN GOVERNMENT CASES AND CONTROVERSIES K10352.indb 1 8/4/09 12:28:13 PM American Society for Public Administration Book Series on Public Administration & Public Policy Editor-in-Chief Evan M. Berman, Ph.D. National Chengchi University, Taiwan [email protected] Mission: Throughout its history, ASPA has sought to be true to its founding prin- ciples of promoting scholarship and professionalism within the public service. The ASPA Book Series on Public Administration and Public Policy publishes books that increase national and international interest for public administration and which dis- cuss practical or cutting edge topics in engaging ways of interest to practitioners, policy-makers, and those concerned with bringing scholarship to the practice of pub- lic administration. Ethics Moments in Government: Cases and Controversies, Donald C. Menzel Major League Winners: Using Sports and Cultural Centers as Tools for Economic Development, Mark S. 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Public administration--Moral and ethical aspects--Case studies. 2. Civil service ethics--Case studies. I. Title. II. Series. JF1525.E8M47 2010 172--dc22 2009011867 Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com K10352.indb 4 8/4/09 12:28:15 PM Dedication Dedicated to Bettie Jean, Juanita Laverne, and the memory of our mother and father K10352.indb 5 8/4/09 12:28:15 PM K10352.indb 6 8/4/09 12:28:16 PM Contents Foreword .......................................................................................................xv Preface ..........................................................................................................xix Acknowledgments ........................................................................................xxi Contributors ..............................................................................................xxiii SeCtIon I: gettIng StarteD Chapter 1 Understanding Ethics and Governance ...........................................................3 Rising above the Moral Minimum: The Four Failings ..................................3 What Can Be Done? .....................................................................................5 Ethics Defined ..............................................................................................8 Ethics in Action ..........................................................................................10 Ethics Matters? ...........................................................................................12 Endnotes .....................................................................................................13 Chapter 2 Becoming Ethically Competent ....................................................................17 Ethical Reasoning: Becoming Aware .........................................................21 Case Learning ............................................................................................22 Other Learning Tools ................................................................................24 Organization of Cases and Training Materials ...........................................26 One-Stop Package for Training, Learning, and Teaching ..........................28 Description of CD Resources .....................................................................28 Codes of Ethics .................................................................................28 Workplace Policies ............................................................................29 Slide Presentations ............................................................................29 Government Articles and Papers .......................................................29 Workshops ........................................................................................29 Tests and Scales for Use in Workshops and the Classroom ...................................................................................29 vii K10352.indb 7 8/4/09 12:28:18 PM viii ◾ Contents Online Ethics Resources ...................................................................30 Instructor’s Guide .............................................................................30 Syllabi for Online and In-Class Instruction ......................................30 Endnotes ....................................................................................................30 SeCtIon II: PraCtICIng ethICS—Many FaCeS Chapter 3 Professionalism and Ethics ...........................................................................35 3.1 Public Managers as Private Consultants ..........................................36 Discussion Questions ......................................................................37 Case Assessment ..............................................................................37 3.2 When the Findings Don’t Jive! ........................................................39 Discussion Questions ......................................................................39 Case Assessment ..............................................................................39 3.3 Hi-Tech Entrepreneurialism at Its Best or Worst? ...........................41 Discussion Questions ......................................................................41 Case Assessment .............................................................................42 3.4 Zeroing-Out a Grant ......................................................................43 Discussion Questions .....................................................................44 Case Assessment .............................................................................44 3.5 When Is a Deal a Deal? ..................................................................45 Discussion Questions .....................................................................46 Case Assessment .............................................................................46 3.6 Politics and Professionalism ............................................................47 Discussion Questions ......................................................................48 Case Assessment ..............................................................................48 3.7 A Purely Private Matter? .................................................................50 Discussion Questions ......................................................................50 Case Assessment ..............................................................................50 3.8 When Duty and Morality Clash .....................................................52 Discussion Questions ......................................................................52 Assessment ......................................................................................52 3.9 Follow the Law or Your Conscience? ...............................................56 Discussion Questions ......................................................................57 Commentary ...................................................................................57 3.10 Withholding Information: When Is It Ethical or Unethical? ..........60 Outcome .........................................................................................62 Investigation Results .......................................................................62 Discussion Questions ......................................................................62 Ethical Reasoning Questions ..........................................................63 Case Assessment ..............................................................................63 Controversies ...............................................................................................65 K10352.indb 8 8/4/09 12:28:19 PM Contents ◾ ix 3.11 Deception: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly .................................65 Discussion Questions .....................................................................66 Commentary by Author .................................................................66 3.12 Truth Telling: What Is It? ..............................................................66 Discussion Questions ......................................................................67 Commentary by Author ..................................................................67 3.13 Honesty and Ethical Standards .......................................................68 Discussion Questions ......................................................................68 Commentary by Author ..................................................................68 3.14 Politics and Managerial Ethics ........................................................69 Discussion Questions ......................................................................69 Commentary by Author ..................................................................70 3.15 Wanted—Loyalists with Professional Credentials ...........................70 Discussion Questions ......................................................................71 Commentary by Author ..................................................................71 3.16 Taking a Bonus ...............................................................................71 Discussion Questions ......................................................................72 Commentary by Author ..................................................................72 3.17 Sticks and Stones … .......................................................................72 Discussion Questions ......................................................................73 Commentary ...................................................................................73 3.18 Where Corruption Lives .................................................................74 Discussion Questions ......................................................................75 Commentary by Author ..................................................................75 3.19 Falsifying Documents for the Greater Good? .................................75 Discussion Questions ......................................................................76 Commentary by Anonymous ..........................................................76 3.20 Resolving Right versus Right Dilemmas ........................................77 Discussion Questions .....................................................................77 Commentary by Author ..................................................................78 Chapter 4 Encouraging Ethical Behavior ......................................................................79 4.1 Should You or Shouldn’t You Accept a Pay Raise? ...........................80 Discussion Questions ......................................................................81 Case Assessment ..............................................................................81 4.2 What Should a City Manager Do When an Employee Behaves Badly toward a Neighbor? ..............................................................84 Discussion Questions .....................................................................84 Case Assessment .............................................................................84 4.3 Information or Advocacy—Is There a Difference? ..........................85 Discussion Questions ......................................................................86 Case Assessment ..............................................................................86 K10352.indb 9 8/4/09 12:28:19 PM
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