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Personal & Organizational Integrity Flashcards

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  1. A manager discovers that agency funds were used to purchase items for personal use by a colleague. Under integrity principles, the manager is obligated to:

    Answer: Report the misuse through the appropriate oversight or audit channel

    Misuse of public funds is a legal and ethical violation that must be reported to the proper oversight authority.

  2. The ethical concept of 'stewardship' in public management means:

    Answer: Acting as a responsible caretaker of public resources and trust on behalf of citizens

    Stewardship means managing public assets, authority, and trust with the long-term public interest in mind.

  3. Which statement BEST captures the relationship between transparency and organizational integrity?

    Answer: Transparency reinforces integrity by making organizational actions open to scrutiny

    Openness to scrutiny is both an expression of integrity and a check against its erosion.

  4. A senior manager instructs staff to destroy records that may be requested under a public records law. The ethical obligation of staff is to:

    Answer: Refuse and report the instruction to legal counsel or an ethics office

    Destroying public records to obstruct disclosure is illegal and a serious breach of organizational integrity.

  5. Which element is MOST critical when designing an effective organizational ethics program?

    Answer: Integration of ethics into daily operations, training, and leadership modeling

    Ethics programs succeed when values are embedded in culture, reinforced through training, and modeled by leaders — not just enforced through rules.

  6. A manager who consistently takes credit for subordinates' work while assigning blame for failures to others is demonstrating:

    Answer: A lack of personal integrity and accountability

    Taking credit while deflecting blame is a breach of personal integrity that damages trust and employee morale.

  7. In public management, 'procedural integrity' refers to:

    Answer: Applying fair, consistent, and transparent processes regardless of the outcome's favorability

    Procedural integrity means processes are applied consistently and fairly, preserving legitimacy even when outcomes are unfavorable.