Solved by verified expert:For this Assignment, review the case study in the text, “Guerrilla Government in EPA’s Seattle Regional Office.” Identify an ethical issue within this case study. Consider the competing obligations and responsibilities that these individuals faced and how they determined whether their actions were right. Also, think about the impact of guerrilla government on the political appointees, organization, and public policy.
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Assignment: Applying Ethical Decision-Making Models to Guerrilla Government
As mentioned in previous weeks, Cooper’s ethical decision-making model and Waldo’s Map of Ethical
Obligations assist responsible public administrators in assessing and addressing the ethical dilemmas
that they will confront during their careers. Public administrators must consider all underlying factors of
a dilemma and the potential solutions in order to ensure the most proper outcome. Sometimes the
chosen outcome may involve actions that serve to work against the wishes of superiors in the
organization.
For this Assignment, review the case study in the text, “Guerrilla Government in EPA’s Seattle Regional
Office.” Identify an ethical issue within this case study. Consider the competing obligations and
responsibilities that these individuals faced and how they determined whether their actions were right.
Also, think about the impact of guerrilla government on the political appointees, organization, and
public policy.
The Assignment (3–4 pages in APA format): Your paper should include the following:
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A description of the ethical issue you identified in the “Guerrilla Government in EPA’s Seattle
Regional Office” case study
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A description of the issues the political appointees faced in this case and an explanation of
federal ethics law violations
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An explanation of why you think the career employees were motivated to use guerrilla tactics as
a solution despite the risks to their careers (e.g., competing obligations) and whether their
choice of guerrilla action was ethical
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An explanation of how these actions affected the organization and public policy
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A description of the actions leaders within the EPA might have taken to manage guerrilla
government and an explanation of how those actions might have changed the outcome of the
situation
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An evaluation of the potential lessons for public administrators and the importance of these
lessons
Note: If you are more familiar with life in a nation outside of the United States, explain the potential
lessons for public administrators in that nation.
Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. Provide a
reference list with all resources included in the paper.
Your Assignment must demonstrate both breadth and depth of knowledge and critical thinking
appropriate to graduate-level scholarship. It must follow APA Publication Manual guidelines and be free
of typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors. The assignment should be 3–4 pages in length
(double-spaced), not including the title page, abstract, and references.
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