Ethics in Public Sector Administration: Literature Review Chapter

Abstract

Ethics plays a crucial role in all social status of human being, including in public sector administration. Ethics are integrated into its policies, principles and management procedures in order to make public benefit, create innovation, protect natural environment and human rights. The objective of this academic article was to review the literature on the fundamental principles of ethics, backgrounds and theories regarding to ethics, factors causing the ethical dynamics, ethical criteria, ethics in Political Science, as well as ethics in public sector administration in both general social context and Thai social context. However, ethics is a systematic realization of human morals that should be performed in their daily life in order to make peace and well-organization in society. The ethics theory has evolved three periods which consists of traditional, medieval and modern. While the social and the psychological factors have been a driving force the ethical dynamics, however, ethical criteria were identified by the different perspectives of academic groups. Whilst, the aim of ethics and political science has the main focus on the moral goodness of individuals, while, political science focus on peace and security of public. Moreover, the ethics of public sector administration in a general social context pins point at the performance of government officials and government employee and executives. On the other hands, Ethic in the Thai social context emphasizes on religious and legal principles.