This study reports on the hierarchy of organizational values in public and private sector organizations in Slovenia and the Netherlands. We surveyed 400 managers in Slovenia and 382 in the Netherlands using an identical questionnaire on the importance of a selection of values in everyday...

1. Managing ethics in the public services -- 2. Ethical theory : what is the right thing to do and who is to say so? -- 3. Public interest: is there such a thing and what purpose does it serve? -- 4. Public service motivation and ethos : why do public officials work above and beyond the call of...