Ethical Challenges in Privatizing Government Services
Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: The great flexibility and innovation that characterize the latest public management practices pose new and different values conflicts for responsible administrators who wish to sustain an ethical work environment. The trend toward privatization of government services requires that responsible administrators adopt policies that were not needed in the past. Fairness takes on a different form when public employees have to be encouraged and aided in competing against private or nonprofit contractors. The potential for cozy politics requires the adoption of innovative procurement policies. Most significant, the investment in contract administration necessitated by a commitment to quality service often entails unanticipated costs and effort.
Source: Public Integrity
Author: WENDELL C. LAWTHER
Institution: University of Central Florida
Language: English
Subfield: Public Administration
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W414590109