A strategy for formulation and implementation of codes of ethics in public service organizations
By: GRUNDSTEIN-AMADO, Rivka
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ArticlePublisher: New York : Marcel Dekker, 2001International Journal of Public Administration- IJPA 24, 5, p. 461-478Abstract: Codes of ethics in public service organizations are designed to serve three purposes: provide enduring solutions to existing ethical problems, educate the public about the mission of the organization, and foster an ethical climate in the organization. There is no agreement in the literature as to how useful and effective codes are. This paper argues that codes of ethics can be effective whith respect to these three goals, only if careful attention is given to the process of internalization of the code`s provisions. Internalization is most likely to occur under two interrelated conditions: when members of an organization clarify, articulate, and establish integrated values systems; and when the ethical code is formulated an adopted as a consequence of a participatory democratic process. When members of he organization are able to relate the code`s privisions to their personal integrated values systems, a greater compliance and commitment will prevail
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Codes of ethics in public service organizations are designed to serve three purposes: provide enduring solutions to existing ethical problems, educate the public about the mission of the organization, and foster an ethical climate in the organization. There is no agreement in the literature as to how useful and effective codes are. This paper argues that codes of ethics can be effective whith respect to these three goals, only if careful attention is given to the process of internalization of the code`s provisions. Internalization is most likely to occur under two interrelated conditions: when members of an organization clarify, articulate, and establish integrated values systems; and when the ethical code is formulated an adopted as a consequence of a participatory democratic process. When members of he organization are able to relate the code`s privisions to their personal integrated values systems, a greater compliance and commitment will prevail
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