Personal Public Service Ethics as a Public Servant

Saeed Abdi Jama

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Personal Public Service Ethics as a Public Servant

Saeed Abdi Jama

Published in Journal of Public Policy and Administration (Volume 7, Issue 2)

Received: 1 August 2022 Accepted: 11 October 2022 Published: 22 May 2023

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This article argues that the code of ethics for the professionals working in both the government and nonprofit organizations should advance the interest of the public before their own, and the public interests should always come first in a professional code of ethics, whether they work for the government or a nonprofit. In order for every citizen to have complete faith in the honesty of the government or nonprofit organizations, it is important to promote sound ethical standards. Fair and respectful treatment of the general population is required. This entails abstaining from misusing special privileges, violating the public trust, and improperly using public office for personal gain. These organizations and people need to uphold high moral standards and act with integrity and responsibility. The article argues that public workers should be reliable to the public services; they should behave impartially and refrain from abusing their positions in the government and shouldn’t grant any private parties or people preferential treatment. Therefore, this should be regarded by the government to be against their ethics standards. Moreover, the article stated that our moral principles should direct the work of the public servant; the "does and don'ts" of public service, such as the use of sound judgment, responsibility, having integrity, and accountability. This is the proper norm that ought to direct the work of the public servant.

Published in	Journal of Public Policy and Administration (Volume 7, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.jppa.20230702.11
Page(s)	36-38
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Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Public Servant, Public Service, Personal Ethics, Values, Administration, Government, Nonprofit Organizations

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Saeed Abdi Jama

Department of Political Science, School of Public Affairs, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, United States

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