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Character ethics and the transformation of governance
Authors
Kathryn G. Denhardt
Publication date
1 January 1994
Publisher
'Information Bulletin on Variable Stars (IBVS)'
Abstract
A focus on character ethics has the power to transform public admirtstration, and transform governance as we know it. Virtue demands of us many things that professionalism, efficiency, effectiveness, and ordinary bureaucratic practices do not. It requires that we be perceptive and discerning, and that we have a predisposition to make judgments and act with courage. Focusing on character ethics would transform governance because a public service characterized by virtue and the attending fundamental respect for the dignity and worth of others, would not deny the public their rightful role in self-governance. A virtuous public servant will be an enabling and empowering force in our institutions of governance, helping reinvigorate civic virtue among both public administrators and the general citizenry. But if an ethic of character is to take hold in public administration, we need to design organizational environments and management practices more conducive to the development of virtuous habits. © 1994, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved
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