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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.
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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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Camaya, Y.I., Gabriel, A.G. (2019). Professionalism and the Ethics in Local Governments in 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_3685-1
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