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PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVMENT IN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: AN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE
Author(s) -
Balk Walter L.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1985.tb00247.x
Subject(s) - productivity , government (linguistics) , agency (philosophy) , perspective (graphical) , construct (python library) , private sector , public sector , business , politics , public economics , value (mathematics) , business ethics , public administration , public relations , economics , economic growth , political science , sociology , economy , social science , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , machine learning , computer science , law , programming language
The general nature of the productivity ethic is discussed, with i t s limitations i n the public sector being stressed. The economic institutional model upon which the private sector business productivity construct is built is compared with the political institutional model operating in governmental agencies. Value paradoxes and dilemmas of government policymakers and administrators supporting agency productivity improvement efforts are analyzed. The study concludes that a better understanding of the limited nature of the productivity vision as well as i t s unique ethical characteristics would do much to improve governmental performance and the morale of public employees.