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The Responsible Administrator An Approach to Ethics for the Administrative Role

ISBN: 9780470873946 | 0470873949

Edition: 6th
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date: 2/28/2012

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

This is the substantially revised edition of the classic book The Responsible Administrator-the book that has guided professionals and students alike as they grapple with the challenges of making ethical, responsible decisions in real world situations.

Praise for the Fifth Edition of The Responsible Administrator "Coopers fifth edition is the definitive text for students and practitioners who want to have a successful administrative career. Moral reasoning, as Cooper so adeptly points out, is essential in todays ra... MORE

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Preface to the Sixth Edition	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
The Author	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Understanding Ethical Decision Making	p. 13
Ethics for Individual Administrators	p. 41
Public Administration in Modern and Postmodern Society: The Context of Administrative Ethics	p. 43
Administrative Responsibility: The Key to Administrative Ethics	p. 71
Conflicts of Responsibility: The Ethical Dilemma	p. 93
Ethics in the Organization	p. 125
Maintaining Responsible Conduct in Public Organizations: Two Approaches	p. 127
Integrating Ethics with Organizational Norms and Structures	p. 161
Safeguarding Ethical Autonomy in Organizations: Dealing with Unethical Superiors and Organizations	p. 197
The Design Approach	p. 241
Applying the Design Approach to Public Administration Ethics	p. 243
Conclusion: Responsible Administration	p. 255
References	p. 271
Index	p. 283
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Terry L. Cooper is the Maria B. Crutcher Professor in Citizenship and Democratic Values at the School of Policy, Planning, and Development at the University of Southern California. He was also a Fulbright professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Cooper has served as the chair of the Section on Ethics of the American Society for Public Administration, and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. His articles have appeared in Public Administration Review, Administration and Society, and the American Review of Public Administration.

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