The Ethics Primer for Public Administrators in Government and Nonprofit Organizations

by James H. Svara

A primer that introduces the reader to the fundamentals of administrative responsibility and ethics, this text seeks to explain why ethics are important to administrators in governmental and non-profit organizations, and how these administrators can relate their own personal values to the norms of the public sector. Additionally, the text helps identify ways to link ethics and management in order to strengthen the ethical climate in a public organization.

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 10, 2006

Reviews

[Kendall Van Son]

finals week 😤😤

[Reed Wolfley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Public servants need an independent commitment to serve the public and do so by balancing virtue, principle and beneficial consequences. Public administrators challenge political leaders to help them govern wisely. We can’t become tools of political masters.

[Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I must give a disclaimer that Dr. Svara was on my dissertation committee. And, I have not read the book cover-to-cover. However, I used part of it to supplement my class on public administration class tonight as we discussed ethics. The book provided a nice framework. I am going to hang on to my library copy a little longer so I can take more of it in.

[Tira · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh is really all I have to say about this book but mostly my review is based on the class!