Governance, Ethics and Workplace Behavior - Einzelansicht

This course will be taught in English.
Governance is about how public and private actors get things done; this concerns mainly public policy making and implementation. Ethical Governance is getting things done in accordance with the relevant moral, values and principles.
The moral and ethical aspect of public policy making has gained importance in the last years, not only because of ever new corruption and conflicts of interest scandals. The growing interest in the issue has led to many questions and doubts: Are public policies effective in the fight against conflicts of interest and unethical behavior? How does changing government by itself impact on these developments? Which norms and principles matter? And, what do we know about the development of unethical behavior? What is unethical behavior at the workplace? How is it possible for employees to find the best solutions in concrete daily life dilemmas? What is moral reasoning at work? Are we not overstressing the impact and importance of ethics at work?
Such questions are addressed in our course.

Introductory Course Literature:
Leo Huberts (Ed) (2014), The Integrity of Governance, Palgrave McMillan.

For those who would like to go deeper into the Subject:
Christoph Demmke/Timo Moilanen (2012), Effectiveness of Public Service Ethics and Good Governance in the Central Administration of the EU 27, Peter Lang, Frankfurt/M.
Oyvind Kvalnes (2015), Moral Reasoning at Work, Palgrave MacMillann.
Muel Kaptein (2013), Workplace Morality, Emerald.
M. Bazerman/A. Tenbrunsel (2011), Blind Spots, Why we fail to do what is right and what to do about it?, Princeton University Press.

Students are expected to come class having completed all the assigned readings. Make sure to allow sufficient time for class preparation.

I expect students to attend all meetings and to arrive to class on time. For oral presentations, I will support student with literature research, including literature not covered in the bibliography. I normally make announcements concerning deadlines and assignments at the beginning of class.

Regular attendance is required. Please arrive on time. Should you have to miss a class, please notify me in advance.