1. List the five components of a personal ethics action plan.
2. What are three reasons to prefer salary confidentiality?
3. What are the four foundational components that enrich life?
4. 16. Analyze the following case using concepts of (a) the ethics triangle and (b) behavioral ethics.
You are a city manager in Florida. You check your voice mail messages and find that one of your colleagues in Georgia has just called you to inquire about a job applicant for a mid -level management position who once worked for your town. You can feel your blood pressure begin to rise one/beads of sweat break out on your forehead. This job applicant was charming and produced good results in units he directed, but he had to be fired after numerous allegations of sexual harassment. You reviewed the case and were convinced that the firing was fully justified. He [promptly hired a lawyer and sued the town. To save embarrassment for their families, the victims of the alleged harassment did not want the case to go to trial. Without their testimony, the city’s position was untenable. So, reluctantly, the city settled the case out of court for several thousand dollars, a carefully worded letter of reference, and an agreement not to talk about the agreement. Your colleague, who attended graduate school with you, is not asking you some detailed questions. Many of these questions cannot be answered with the letter of reference. Do you answer the questions or not. (Source: adapted from J. Svara, The Ethics Primer, 2015, p. 36).
(a) Ethics Triangle
2. Rules-
5. (fill in) “”¦.public service can be seen not simply as a ______ (a way to earn a living) or a ______ (a means for advancement), but as a______ (finding one’s true place in the world.”
6. What is the justification for employment-at-will through rule-based analysis?
7. What are three purported benefits related to the implementation of employment-at will?
8. What are three arguments against employment-at-will?
9. What is the difference between (a) the “guardian model” and (b) the “politico model” of the role of government?
10. What was the most important insight you gained from today’s readings?
11. 15. Analyze the following case using concepts of (a) the ethics triangle and (b) behavioral ethics.
You are a city manager in Florida. You check your voice mail messages and find that one of your colleagues in Georgia has just called you to inquire about a job applicant for a mid -level management position who once worked for your town. You can feel your blood pressure begin to rise one/beads of sweat break out on your forehead. This job applicant was charming and produced good results in units he directed, but he had to be fired after numerous allegations of sexual harassment. You reviewed the case and were convinced that the firing was fully justified. He [promptly hired a lawyer and sued the town. To save embarrassment for their families, the victims of the alleged harassment did not want the case to go to trial. Without their testimony, the city’s position was untenable. So, reluctantly, the city settled the case out of court for several thousand dollars, a carefully worded letter of reference, and an agreement not to talk about the agreement. Your colleague, who attended graduate school with you, is not asking you some detailed questions. Many of these questions cannot be answered with the letter of reference. Do you answer the questions or not. (Source: adapted from J. Svara, The Ethics Primer, 2015, p. 36).
(a)Ethics Triangle
1. Results-
12. What is the main argument in support of at-will employment?
13. How is compensation treated in the private sector?
14. 18. Analyze the following case using concepts of (a) the ethics triangle and (b) behavioral ethics.
You are a city manager in Florida. You check your voice mail messages and find that one of your colleagues in Georgia has just called you to inquire about a job applicant for a mid -level management position who once worked for your town. You can feel your blood pressure begin to rise one/beads of sweat break out on your forehead. This job applicant was charming and produced good results in units he directed, but he had to be fired after numerous allegations of sexual harassment. You reviewed the case and were convinced that the firing was fully justified. He [promptly hired a lawyer and sued the town. To save embarrassment for their families, the victims of the alleged harassment did not want the case to go to trial. Without their testimony, the city’s position was untenable. So, reluctantly, the city settled the case out of court for several thousand dollars, a carefully worded letter of reference, and an agreement not to talk about the agreement. Your colleague, who attended graduate school with you, is not asking you some detailed questions. Many of these questions cannot be answered with the letter of reference. Do you answer the questions or not. (Source: adapted from J. Svara, The Ethics Primer, 2015, p. 36).
(b) Behavioral Ethics
15. What are three benefits introduced by the merit system?
16. What is the long-standing practice in business regarding salary disclosure?
17. Describe the “American Rule”.
18. 17. Analyze the following case using concepts of (a) the ethics triangle and (b) behavioral ethics.
You are a city manager in Florida. You check your voice mail messages and find that one of your colleagues in Georgia has just called you to inquire about a job applicant for a mid -level management position who once worked for your town. You can feel your blood pressure begin to rise one/beads of sweat break out on your forehead. This job applicant was charming and produced good results in units he directed, but he had to be fired after numerous allegations of sexual harassment. You reviewed the case and were convinced that the firing was fully justified. He [promptly hired a lawyer and sued the town. To save embarrassment for their families, the victims of the alleged harassment did not want the case to go to trial. Without their testimony, the city’s position was untenable. So, reluctantly, the city settled the case out of court for several thousand dollars, a carefully worded letter of reference, and an agreement not to talk about the agreement. Your colleague, who attended graduate school with you, is not asking you some detailed questions. Many of these questions cannot be answered with the letter of reference. Do you answer the questions or not. (Source: adapted from J. Svara, The Ethics Primer, 2015, p. 36).
(a) Ethics Triangle
3. Virtue-
Some helpful references:
Public Service Ethics: Individual and Institutional Responsibilities
Chapter 13, “At-Will Employment” (pp. 279-294)
Chapter 14, “Open Government Case Study” (pp. 295-311)
Chapter 15, “Choice and Strategies for the Years Ahead” (pp. 312-332)
Bowman, J. S., & West, J. P. (2015).
Blind Spots
Chapter 8, “Narrowing the Gap: Interventions for Improving Ethical Behavior”
Bazerman, M., & Tenbrunsel, A. (2011).
To Serve with Honor: Doing the Right Thing in Government
Postscript: Restoring Honor to Public Service (pp. 167-182)
Newell, T. (2015).
