Abstract
Because unethical behavior stems from an interaction of certain personal and situational conditions and invariably affects other people, ethics in government or in any other workplace must be both an individual and an organizational responsibility. There are two kinds of unethical behavior, the legal and the illegal. The legal kind is by far the most common. This article identifies the basic causes of unethical behavior, the essential elements of a government ethics program, and discusses a few of the elements.
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