Beyond codes of conduct towards a public service ethos in South Africa : lessons to be learned from Finland and Denmark

dc.contributor.authorSayeed, C.M.
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africa
dc.coverage.spatialFinland
dc.coverage.spatialDenmark
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-21T09:37:01Z
dc.date.available2016-11-21T09:37:01Z
dc.date.created2016
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractImproving ethics is critical for enhancing accountability and vice versa, as ethical standards impact on the performance and the extent to which public officials are willing, or unwilling to be accountable for their performance. This article examines what guidelines are needed to improve ethical standards in the South African public service. The article firstly provides a literature review of ethics, integrity and the role of codes of conduct. Secondly, the article provides an overview of ethics, integrity and codes of conduct in the South African public service. Lastly, the article reflects on empirical evidence from studies conducted in Finland and the Netherlands in generating a way forward for identifying the necessary guidelines for improving ethical standards in the South African public service. The findings offer suggestions of external regulations, compliance programmes and voluntary ethics programs as the most effective way to combat inappropriate organisational behaviour.en_ZA
dc.format.extent12 pagesen_ZA
dc.format.mediumJournalen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSayeed, C.M. 2016. Beyond codes of conduct towards a public service ethos in South Africa: lessons to be learned from Finland and Denmark. African Journal of Public Affairs, 9(3): 39-50.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1997-7441
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/58218
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAfrican Consortium of Public Administrationen_ZA
dc.rightsAfrican Consortium of Public Administration © 2016en_ZA
dc.subjectCode of conducten_ZA
dc.subjectPublic serviceen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshPublic administration--Africa
dc.titleBeyond codes of conduct towards a public service ethos in South Africa : lessons to be learned from Finland and Denmarken_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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