Exploring the Public Service Ethos: Ethical Profiles of Regional and Local Managers in the Finnish Public Administration

Exploring the Public Service Ethos: Ethical Profiles of Regional and Local Managers in the Finnish Public Administration

This article studies the public service ethos of managers (i.e., their set of shared ideals and values). The subjective viewpoints of managers are examined using the Q-method. Three different ethical profiles emerge. The findings suggest that new market values have not infiltrated the value sets of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public integrity 2013-04, Vol.15 (2), p.167-186
Hauptverfasser: Salminen, Ari, Mäntysalo, Venla
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ethical profile
ethical values
Ethics
local manager
Managers
Markets
Profiles
Public Administration
public service ethos
Public Services
Q-methodology
Respondents
Values
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Zusammenfassung:This article studies the public service ethos of managers (i.e., their set of shared ideals and values). The subjective viewpoints of managers are examined using the Q-method. Three different ethical profiles emerge. The findings suggest that new market values have not infiltrated the value sets of respondents as was expected.
ISSN:1099-9922
1558-0989
DOI:10.2753/PIN1099-9922150204