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Dq unit 4

Dq unit 4

Q Using a public service-oriented professional code of ethics of your choice, review the code and address the three objections to codes of ethics found in Chapter 5 of our readings: (1) Is the code necessary? (2) Is it too broad or does it include sufficient detail? and (3) Is it enforced in the profession? In reviewing these objections, examples should be utilized to support a "yes" or "no" response. Please provide a link to your selected code so others may review the code as well. How powerful is the pressure to conform to organizational norms and expectations in shaping the behavior of people who work in public and nonprofit organizations? How would a professional working in such an organization know whether, and when, independent thinking and dissent are appropriate? Select either Case 7.1, “The Troubling Reference,” or Case 7.2, “The Big Donor.” Which of the three analytic approaches (or more than one) from Exhibit 7.1—virtue based, principle based, or results oriented—would be the most useful for deciding what to do? Why?

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I choose the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Code of Ethics with practices. It respects and supports the government constitutions and upholds the laws. Also tries to improve the laws and policies for the welfare of the people. It illustrates personal integrity and adherence to the conduct of the highest standards to promote public confidence and trust in public service. The society promises to enhance the spirit of responsible professionalism within the membership and to be aware and committed to ethical principles and standards among all people who work in public service. The code is necessary as it promotes the public welfare (Svara,2015). The code is not enforced as the society upholds t