Leadership and Ethics

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Humanities

In this assignment, you will explore how ethical behaviors can impact the PATRIOT Act.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

  • Propose two (2) ethical concerns that management may need to address related to the PATRIOT Act. Provide a rationale for your response.
  • Analyze the overall manner in which organizational structure impacts organizational ethics. Select one (1) public agency or one (1) non-profit organization in which the ethical concerns related to the PATRIOT Act may not be considered unethical. Provide a rationale for your response.
  • Use the Inventory of Public Management Skills Management, located on pages 11 to 12 of the textbook, to construct a self-evaluation. Assess your level of development in each of the skills. Discuss two to three (2-3) activities that would affect your ability as a leader to address the ethical concerns discussed in Question 1.
  • Based on the response in Question 3, discuss two to three (2-3) strategies you will implement to become an effective public administrator.
  • Include at least four (4) peer-reviewed references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Appropriate peer-reviewed references include scholarly articles and governmental Websites Wikipedia, other wikis, and any other Websites ending in anything other than “.gov” do not qualify as academic resources.

The assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA.