Download Integrity and Ethics,Mr.Shiva Hari Adhikari

INTEGRITY AND
ETHICS
Integrity
1. Fundamentals
of IG
6. Mainstreaming
GESI
2. Accountability
Inclusive
Governance
5. GESI:
Concepts &
Approaches
4. Integrity
3. Responsiveness
Learning Objectives
By the end of the topic participants will be able
to:
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Explain the concept and foundation of integrity and
ethics;
Explain the characteristics of ethical and unethical
behaviour;
Analyse the consequences of unethical behaviour of
civil servants, on the quality of public services;
Learning Objectives
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Analyze the factors affecting integrity and ethics in
civil service
Design strategies to promote integrity in public
services;
IG
Accountability
GESI
Integrity and Ethics (Society’s values, moral, principles)
Integrity
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Integrity is a concept of consistency of actions, values,
methods, measures, principles, expectations, and
outcomes.
Integrity is knowing right things to do and doing the
right things.
Integrity is not an absolute notion that you either have
or totally lack.
Ethics
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A set of moral principles and standards of “right”
behavior and conduct.
Right or wrong, good or bad in actions that affects
others.
Integrity and Ethics
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Government bodies and administrators act in ways
that inspire public trust. It entails competency,
transparency, honesty, commitment, ethical standards
of public service.
Ethics refers to well founded standards of right and
wrong that prescribe what ought to do, usually in
terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society,
fairness, or specific virtues.
Higher ethical standard and practices is critical in
administering work to gain public trust.
Public Sector Integrity and Ethics
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Integrity for individual civil servant
 Commitment
to work
 Competency and ethical character
 Transparency, trust and trustworthiness
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Public or organisation integrity is that set of
characteristics that justify trustworthiness and generate
trust among stakeholders (Integrity Action, 2016).
Public ethics refers to the collection of values and norms,
of moral standards or principles that form the
foundation of integrity.
Trust
Trust and Trustworthiness
Trustworthiness
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Work in group
Present your thoughts in picture/ diagram/symbol
to explain what does integrity mean to you at your
workspace.
Each group have 15 minutes to prepare and 5
minutes to present.
Key Learning Points
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Serving the public interest
Using powers responsibly
Making powers use responsibly
Acting with honesty and transparency
Preventing and addressing improper conduct
Conflict of interest
Foundation: Integrity and Ethics
Sources of Moral Values and Behavioral Norms (Huberts, Maesschalck and
Jurkiewicz, 2008; Ethics and Integrity of Governance)
Source
Human Universals
Characteristics
Innate and natural
Derived from natural rights theory
Cultural/ Social
Experience with the environment
Perspectives
Represented by behavioral psychology
Rational Analysis/Cognitive Thought, Reason and Education
Processes
Non-rational/Need based Experience, Expertise and Emotion
Perspective
Theological Perspective
God given moral values
Unchallengeable among believers
Professional and
Public service ethics systems
Bureaucratic Roles
Public opinion
Factors affecting Integrity and Ethical
Behaviour
Executive as an
Individual
Internal/
Organizational
External
Environment
• Family Influences
• Policies, Code of
conduct
• Religious / Cultural
values
• Behaviour of
•
leaders, supervisors,
peers and
subordinates
• Organisational
•
culture
• Personal standards,
and needs
Ethical Behaviour
• Government
regulations
Norms and values
of politics – political
behaviour
Ethical climate of
society- social
values and norms
Ethical and Unethical behaviour ;
Video Case
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Case of ethical and unethical behviour in public
service delivery.VOB
Ethical vs Unethical Behaviour
Group work: Video Case
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Watch the video case and discuss:
 Your
group’s opinion regarding ethical and unethical
behaviour in the video?
 Did
you find any ethical behaviour of service
provider/service receiver? Why/how?
 Did you find any unethical behaviour of service
provider/service receiver? Why/how?
Make notes and be prepared to share findings.
 Time 15 mins for preparation and 15 mins for
plenary discussion
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Ethical Behaviour
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Honesty
Accountability
Doing a job well
Humility (humble, decency,
servitude-placing
other
peoples need before one's
own)
Proper conduct
Reliability
Dedication
Character
Fairness
Un-ethical Behaviour
• Lying
• Cheating / Stealing
• Does not abide by the rules of
morality
• Bribes / Corruption
• Deliberate deception
• Violation of conscience
• Failure to honor commitments
• Unlawful conduct
• Disregard of organisation
policy
• Mis-use of resources
• Illegal acts
Ethical vs Unethical Behaviour
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An ethical behaviour applies to proper conduct.
Unethical behaviour is not to abide by the rules of
morality.
Being ethical means maintaining integrity all the time
and take risks for a good cause
Ethics is more than compliance with rules, regulations
etc.
Ethics is subjective and contextual
Consequences of Unethical
Behaviour
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What are the consequences of unethical behaviour
of civil servants?
 Legal
consequences
 Morale decline and negative image
 Trust deficit towards public institutions
 Economic and social cost increases
 Violation of rule of law
 Corruption increases
 WPE suffer most
Think about creating strategies to
promote integrity
Creating Strategies to Promote
Integrity
Group work: Designing strategy
Work in groups
 Discuss and work to:
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 Design
strategies to promote integrity and ethical
behaviour amongst civil servants to improve the
public services.
 Prepare notes and be prepared to share the
findings.
 Time: 5 mins for preparation and 10 mins for
plenary discussion
Key Learning Points
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Capacity enhancement of public institutions—physical,
resource base, human resource, role clarity etc.
Compliance to rule of law: strong regulative and
legal enforcement mechanisms,
Promotion of ethical culture: norms, values and
standards are set,
Development of good personal behaviour—
attitudinal (intention) change
Key Learning Points
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Promoting transparency,
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Reward and punishment,
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Protection of whistleblower,
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Minimizing the role of intermediaries,
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Effective monitoring and evaluation system
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Adequate infrastructure
Things We Need!
Organisation:
 Commitment
 Clear set of values and standards
 Communication of values and standards
 Continuous and consistent actions
Moreover,
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Assess your ethical position
Acknowledge that “it starts with me!”
Build ethical thinking into daily activities
Establish a legend; let it be disseminated
Be wiling to pay the price
Thought….
Case: District Education Officer Panchthar
Work in groups
 Draw a picture on flip chart to show how he
was able to organize.
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