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Applying Ethical Decision- Making Models to Guerrilla Government

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Applying Ethical Decision- Making Models to Guerrilla Government

The case study on the Guerrilla Government in the EPA’s Seattle Regional Office revolves around President Ronald Reagan who was elected to power in 1980 and who had an aim of making dramatic changes in the federal government. The president believed that the government should minimize its spending and interfere less with the private sector. Guerrilla government is a system of resistance conducted by disgruntled workers or administrators with activities of programs, public organizations or people within the organization who are determined to work against their boss (O’Leary, 2014). Therefore, this assignment discusses the political and ethical climate around decision making process by public administrators in the EPA’s Seattle Regional Office.

Ethical Issue Identified in the “Guerrilla Government in EPA’s Seattle Regional Office” Case

The actions that brought the guerrilla actions in the case study were ethical violations though they were reactions to the abuse of power by superiors. This is so because there are no laws that prohibit government employees from disagreeing with the actions of their superiors based on their personal assumptions and the actions of the employees did not have any harm to the public served. However, some actions such as use of tax payers’ money by John Spencer to purchase a membership for the EPA in the Chamber of Commerce were not ethical bearing in mind that he misused public funds for personal gains. The actions were wrong probably because John Spencer had been continuously advised by various people that his actions violated the federal guidelines and caused serious conflict of interests (O’Leary, 2014). Additionally, Robie Russell, Ernesta Barnes’s successor acted unethically when he made decisions that were once made in a group and he removed some important comments to a report before the report was released to the public. John Spencer acted unethically by ordering an engineer to release confidential information to a competitor in the business.

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Applying Ethical Decision- Making Models to Guerrilla Government

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Applying Ethical Decision-Making Models to Guerrilla Government
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Assignment week 6

As mentioned in previous weeks, Cooper’s ethical decision-making model and Waldo’s Map of Ethical Obligations assist responsible public administrators in assessing and addressing the ethical dilemmas that they will confront during their careers. Public administrators must consider all underlying factors of a dilemma and the potential solutions in order to ensure the most proper outcome. Sometimes the chosen outcome may involve actions that serve to work against the wishes of superiors in the organization.

For this Assignment, review the case study in the text, “Guerrilla Government in EPA’s Seattle Regional Office.” Identify an ethical issue within this case study. Consider the competing obligations and responsibilities that these individuals faced and how they determined whether their actions were right. Also, think about the impact of guerrilla government on the political appointees, organization, and public policy. Applying Ethical Decision- Making Models to Guerrilla Government.

The Assignment (3–4 pages in APA format): Your paper should include the following:

A description of the ethical issue you identified in the “Guerrilla Government in EPA’s Seattle Regional Office” case study
A description of the issues the political appointees faced in this case and an explanation of federal ethics law violations
An explanation of why you think the career employees were motivated to use guerrilla tactics as a solution despite the risks to their careers (e.g., competing obligations) and whether their choice of guerrilla action was ethical
An explanation of how these actions affected the organization and public policy
A description of the actions leaders within the EPA might have taken to manage guerrilla government and an explanation of how those actions might have changed the outcome of the situation
An evaluation of the potential lessons for public administrators and the importance of these lessons
Note: If you are more familiar with life in a nation outside of the United States, explain the potential lessons for public administrators in that nation.

Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. Provide a reference list with all resources included in the paper. Applying Ethical Decision- Making Models to Guerrilla Government.
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