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Good Governance: Meaning and Concept

In terms of distinguishing the term governance from government, “governance” is what a “government” does. It might be a geo-political, a corporate government, a socio-political government, or any...

March 28, 2015

Key Recommendations of Narayan Murthy Committee on Corporate Governance

The Committee on Corporate Governance, headed by Shri Narayanmurthy was constituted by SEBI, to evaluate the existing corporate governance practices and to improve these practices as the standards...

March 28, 2015

Key Recommendations of Kumar Mangalam Birla committee Report

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in 1999 set up a committee under Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla, member SEBI Board, to promote and raise the standards of...

March 28, 2015

Accountability of a Civil Servant

The accountability of civil servants both to ministers and to the Parliament, are constitutional and politically significant. The personal accountability of civil servants and their responsibility towards the...

March 28, 2015

Ethics is Grounded in the Notion of Accountability

People seek accountability. They want to know who is responsible and accountable for certain actions and the consequences of those actions. Responsibility refers to “a sphere of duty...

March 28, 2015

Ethical Dilemma in Public Services

An ethical dilemma is a decision that needs a choice among various principles, mostly in difficult and importance contexts. Personal self-interest should be secondary to the common good...

March 28, 2015

Public / Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration

The Public service system like Civil service, Policing, and other government officials is the backbone of the administrative system which acts as most important tool for governance of...

March 28, 2015

Three Levels of Morality by Kohlberg

Lawrence Kohlberg stressed that moral development primarily involves moral reasoning and occurs in stages. A key concept in understanding progression through the levels and stages is that their...

March 28, 2015

Kant’s Categorical Imperative

Immanuel Kant (1724 – 1804) was a German philosopher and is considered one of the central figures in modern philosophy. Kantianism Kant believed that people’s actions should to be guided by...

March 28, 2015

Psychological egoism of Hobbes versus Ethical egoism of Ayn Rand

Rand defines altruism as the view that “Any action taken for the benefit of others is good, and any action taken for one’s own benefit is evil”. Thus,...

March 28, 2015

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