Assignment:
You employed ethical decision making in order to recommend solutions to ethical issues within government and nonprofit organizations. As a current or future public administrator in a government or nonprofit organization, you must act responsibly and ethically to ensure positive social change. One way to promote the ethical conduct of your organization is to utilize ethical decision making effectively. However, decision making often has consequences for different groups.. For example, a decision that positively affects a domestic population might negatively impact a foreign population.
Consider the impact of ethical decision making on positive social change.
Post an explanation of the impact of ethical decision making on positive social change. Summarize specific examples of the ethical decisions you proposed throughout the course and explain how they might promote positive social change. Finally, explain any negative impacts in terms of social change that this decision making might have.
Support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources.
Cooper, T. L. (2012). The responsible administrator: An approach to ethics for the administrative role (6th ed.). New York, NY: Jossey-Bass.Chapter, "Conclusion: Responsible Administration"
Frederickson, H. G. (1990). Public administration and social equity. Public Administration Review, 50(2)
Mittelman, J. H. (2002). Making globalization work for the have nots. International Journal on World Peace, 19(2), 3-25.
Walzer, M. (2011). Achieving global and local justice. Dissent, 58(3), 42-48.
Yeager, S. J., Bartley Hildreth, W., Miller, G. J., & Rabin, J. (2007). The relative effects of a supervisory emphasis on ethical behavior versus political responsiveness. Public Integrity, 9(3), 265-283.