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Professionalism and the Ethics in Selected Local Governments in the Philippines

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Actual adherence; Behavior in public service; Ethical conduct; Good behavior in profession; Norms of conduct; Standard of behavior

Definition

Professionalism is the application of moral and ethical standards into the practice of the profession in the office, school, organization, and all entities, public or private. It is also a state of being aware of norms of conduct and behavior and observing actual adherence thereto while executing the duties and functions of a public office.

Ethics is a set of rules, regulations, or expectations accepted as the standard or at the very least acknowledged in a given field (Henson 2016). It is a set of norms and conducts that govern the execution of functions in the public office.

Introduction

Professionalism in public office goes beyond acquisition of a college degree. Becoming professional needs the application of moral and ethical standards into the practice of the profession in the office, school, organization, and all entities, public...

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  1. Department of Public Administration, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Cabanatuan City, Philippines

    Yolanda I. Camaya & Arneil G. Gabriel

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  1. Yolanda I. Camaya
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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Camaya, Y.I., Gabriel, A.G. (2019). Professionalism and the Ethics in Selected Local Governments in the Philippines. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3685-2

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    Professionalism and the Ethics in Selected Local Governments in the Philippines
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3685-2

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    Professionalism and the Ethics in Local Governments in Philippines
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3685-1

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