Achieving Ethical Competence for Public Service Leadership

by Terry L Cooper

Overview

This book shows students entering the public service as well as professionals in the field how to become ethically competent to provide the leadership needed to advance the public interest. The book doesn't just talk about ethics. The contributors describe how ethical competence should guide organizational conduct. All chapters are original, and written by experts in the PA field for this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765632463
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/15/2013
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Terry L. Cooper is the Maria B. Crutcher Professor in Citizenship and Democratic Values at the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy. Cooper’s research focuses on civic engagement and public ethics. He is the director of the USC Civic Engagement Initiative and the author of The Responsible Administrator: An Approach to Ethics for the Administrative Role, 6th ed. (Jossey-Bass, 2012) and An Ethic of Citizen[1]ship for Public Administration (Prentice Hall, 1991). In addition, Cooper is the editor of the Handbook of Administrative Ethics, 2d ed. (Marcel Dekker, 2001) and the co-editor of Exemplary Public Administrators (Jossey-Bass, 1992). He has published numerous articles in scholarly journals, including Public Administration Review, Administration & Society, and the American Review of Public Administration. His current research is on the homeowner association movement in China as an emerging expression of civil society in that country.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

1 In Pursuit of Ethical Competence Terry L. Cooper Donald C. Menzel 3

Part I Ethical Competence and Leadership 25

2 A New Definition and Conceptualization of Ethical Competence Annelies De Schrijver Jeroen Maesschalck 29

3 From Ethical Competence to Ethical Leadership Leonie Heres Karin Lasthuizen 51

4 Ethical Competence in Business Leadership Diane L. Swanson 71

Part II Pedagogical Approaches and Methods to Achieve Ethical Competence 91

5 Developing Ethical Competence: An Integrated Pedagogical Method Richard M. Jacobs 95

6 Advancing Ethical Competence Through Pedagogy Carole L. Jurkiewicz 131

Part III Ethical Competence Within and Across Professions 155

7 Ethical Competence in Social Work Frederic G. Reamer 163

8 Ethical Competence and Professionalism in Public Administration Jeremy F. Plant 189

9 Ethical Competence for Public Service Lawyers Robert N. Roberts 218

10 Ethical Competence in Nonprofit Organizations: A Human Resources Perspective Barbara S. Liggett 242

Part IV Conclusion 273

11 The Road Ahead Donald C. Menzel Terry L. Cooper 275

Index 283

About the Editors and Contributors 293