Ethics in American Society for Public Administration and ethical decision making in the public sector

Ethics in American Society for Public Administration and ethical decision making in the public sector

Please access the Public Administration Program Guide in the APUS library. Check out the resources offered on that page and then check out the tabs. After you are familiar with the site, click on the Special Topics Ethics Tab. You will note there are a number of links to government sites, articles and websites. Explain it generally then explain how it contributes to the study of ethics.

The link I chose for this portion is: American Society for Public Administration https://www.aspanet.org/ASPA/Code-of-Ethics/ASPA/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics.aspx .

Next, Find two more sources that discuss ethical decision making or leadership in the public sector. It could be an article, a journal, etc. Please explain those additional sources and make sure to cite all three sources. The sources can be under different headings and under each your explanation should be in a narrative but it can be in three parts. Please use APA citation format and double spacing.

Must be 3 pages not including title and references.

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Public Administrators’ Ethical Conduct
Civil servants in public offices face issues associated with ethical conduct in various capacities. However they ought to consider their actions as having an implications on the ability to deliver said services to the public in addition to the potential consequences on individual members of the public. Therefore, they end up having to consider the implications of decisions made in the case of ethical dilemmas on the institutions they represent and the public affected

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