The ethics of resigning

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Dobel, JP
• 署名单位: University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1520-6974
• DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6688(199921)18:2<245::AID-PAM3>3.0.CO;2-H
• 发表日期: 1999
• 页码: 245-263
• 关键词: INTEGRITY

摘要

Resigning from office is a critical ethical decision for individuals. Resignation also remains one of the basic moral resources for individuals of integrity. The option to resign reinforces integrity, buttresses responsibility, supports accountability and can provide leverage anti boundary drawing. I argue that the moral reasons to resign flow from three related moral dimensions of integrity. Individuals in office promise to live up to the obligation of the office. This promise presumes that individuals have the capacity to make and keep promises, the competence to do the tasks of office, and the ability to be effective. This article examines ho how failure in each of these areas generates strong moral reasons to resign. (C) 1999 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.