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Tables of Contents for A Matter of Ethics
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xiii
Introduction
xiii
Introduction to the Faces of Ethical Inquiry
xiv
Background and Setting
xiv
The Fall of the Next Generation---Values as the Undergirding Foundation
xv
A Generation Lost
xvi
Setting the Stage for Deliberate Consideration
xix
A Practical Overview
1
8
Foundational Concepts
1
2
Historical Significance Examined---Evolving Needs/Dreams of the American Worker
3
3
Writers in Review
6
3
Personal Behavior and Doing the Right Thing
9
16
Responsivity in the Face of Scrutiny
10
1
Public Perceptions Constructed Daily Via Journalistic Coverage
11
1
Shaping Beliefs---Companion Concepts and Definitions
12
1
Practitioners at Work---Case Study Based
13
2
Professionalism, Dedication, Longevity, and Loyalty
15
2
Behavioral Elements as the Basis for Ethical Determinants
17
8
The Field of Ethics and Public Administration in Review
25
22
General Introduction to the Art and Science of Ethics
26
3
Streams of Ethical Behavior: From Trust to Disclosure
29
2
Tradeoffs, Playoffs, and Payoffs---Secrecy Versus Disclosure
31
2
Justification Made Simple
33
2
Elthics and Crimes of Opportunity: Setting the Stage
35
12
Accountability and Decision Making in the Public Sector
47
16
A Failure of Integration
63
12
Attitudes and Ethical Visions---Designs for the Millennium
66
9
Employees and Their Impact on the Organization
75
10
Symbolic Interaction and the Role of Ethics
78
1
Ethics and the Law---Key Respondents
79
2
Charting the Internal Influence
81
4
Practical Exercises---Developing Ethical Standards
85
10
Organizational Development
95
14
Regime Values: Values of the Political Entity
95
3
What is Ethics?
98
3
Reciprocity, Obligation, and Responsibility
101
4
Rule Driven Versus Value Driven
105
4
The Impact of Trust on the Organization's Culture
109
6
Ethics: Not a Relevant Issue
111
1
Diagnosis: Healthy and Growth Based
112
3
Personal Definitions and Companion Concepts Serving to Define and Redefine Ethic Behavior---Day to Day and Moment to Moment
115
6
Establishing a Supervisory Protocol
121
36
Issues of Ethics and Supervision
121
2
Recruitment and Selection---Picking the Most Ethical Candidate
123
1
Twelve Question at Large
124
2
Self-diagnostic Question Concerning Professional Ethics
126
1
Societal Labeling or Forced Outcomes--
127
1
Employee Misconduct and Progressive Discipline
128
2
Storytelling and Making a Point that Will Stick
130
1
Change for the Sake of Change---Or Advanced Ethics: What Do I Do Now
131
26
Ethics Training and Development From the Ground Up
157
16
Training Modules
173
40
Future Trends and Challenges
213
28
HR as the Ultimate Architect for Developing an Ethical Profile
214
2
To Serve With Both Purpose and Passion
216
1
Key Solutions to Effective Change Within Public Organizations
217
2
Shaping an Agency with a Commitment to Both Ethics and Cross Training
219
1
Guided Questions for Ethical Inquiry
219
1
Measuring the Organization's Climate
219
2
Becoming Better Stewards
221
1
Becoming a Crosstrained Team---Goals of Cross Training
222
1
Timeline/Implementation
222
2
Putting ``Human'' Back in Public-Sector Management
224
6
Reciprocal Relationship Employee Bill of Rights/Obligations
230
1
The Four Models for Ethics-Based Success
231
8
Ethics and Ethics-Based Decision Making Recapped
239
2
Appendix A
241
4
Appendix B---Study Methodology
245
14
The Study Design
245
1
Research Questions/Population Sampled
245
2
Data Techniques
247
1
Study Replications
248
1
Summary/Future Research Directions
249
1
Retrospective Context
250
9
References
259
4
Author Index
263
2
Subject Index
265