Thomas P Dunn
Biographic Data
| ID | 331187 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas P Dunn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas P |
| FAMILY NAME | Dunn |
| SIGNATURE | DUNN T P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Troy University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4533-7400 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Military Ethics: A Future-Oriented Retrospective
Societal concern regarding military ethics predates modern history, with writings on the topic dating at least as far back as the Peloponnesian War. Although the origins of concerns involving ethic
The Search for Ethical Competency: Do Ethics Codes Matter
Ethical competency is a matter of great importance in the public sector. The search for and promotion of ethical competence has most recently focused on professional organizations and their constituencies. Efforts to ascertain techniques for building and maintaining ethical competence are of particular interest. Not surprisingly, formal codes of ethics have become the centerpiece of discussion, but there is no consensus as to their effectiveness.…
Distance Learning and Ethics Education and Training: A New Role for the American Society for Public Administration
Since its inception, ASPA's Ethics Section has been a strong supporter of an expanded focus on ethics in the public sector. Discussions over the years have dealt with the need for and value of ethics education and training; however, there are currently no ASPA programs that provide such instruction. This article suggests that the society become a provider of ethics instruction via the Internet and proposes an ambitious three-phased plan for achie…
The Contemporary Foreman Status: Illustrative Evidence from an Automobile Assembly Plant
We have completed a pilot study of 34 foremen in a modern automobile assembly plant. Our findings generally support the ideas that the contemporary foreman's position involves less role conflict and more satisfaction than is commonly supposed in the literature. When we differentiated management-oriented supervisors from dualoriented foremen, we found no statistically meaningful differences in their rates of interaction with others or the reported…
Television and the Adjustment of Icelandic Children to Family and Peers
The relationship between television viewing and the behavior of children is currently a matter of societal concern and scholarly debate. This paper examines the potential effects of television on adjustment to family and peers of Icelandic children, along with the relationship between amount of viewing and these adjustments. Although the findings of the questionnaire survey showed no differences in adjustment between TV Area (n=716) and No-TV Are…
The Search for Ethical Competency: Do Ethics Codes Matter
Ethical competency is a matter of great importance in the public sector. The search for and promotion of ethical competence has most recently focused on professional organizations and their constituencies. Efforts to ascertain techniques for building and maintaining ethical competence are of particular interest. Not surprisingly, formal codes of ethics have become the centerpiece of discussion, but there is no consensus as to their effectiveness.…
Distance Learning and Ethics Education and Training: A New Role for the American Society for Public Administration
Since its inception, ASPA's Ethics Section has been a strong supporter of an expanded focus on ethics in the public sector. Discussions over the years have dealt with the need for and value of ethics education and training; however, there are currently no ASPA programs that provide such instruction. This article suggests that the society become a provider of ethics instruction via the Internet and proposes an ambitious three-phased plan for achie…
Television and the Adjustment of Icelandic Children to Family and Peers
The relationship between television viewing and the behavior of children is currently a matter of societal concern and scholarly debate. This paper examines the potential effects of television on adjustment to family and peers of Icelandic children, along with the relationship between amount of viewing and these adjustments. Although the findings of the questionnaire survey showed no differences in adjustment between TV Area (n=716) and No-TV Are…
Television and the Adjustment of Icelandic Children to Family and Peers
The relationship between television viewing and the behavior of children is currently a matter of societal concern and scholarly debate. This paper examines the potential effects of television on adjustment to family and peers of Icelandic children, along with the relationship between amount of viewing and these adjustments. Although the findings of the questionnaire survey showed no differences in adjustment between TV Area (n=716) and No-TV Are…
The Contemporary Foreman Status: Illustrative Evidence from an Automobile Assembly Plant
We have completed a pilot study of 34 foremen in a modern automobile assembly plant. Our findings generally support the ideas that the contemporary foreman's position involves less role conflict and more satisfaction than is commonly supposed in the literature. When we differentiated management-oriented supervisors from dualoriented foremen, we found no statistically meaningful differences in their rates of interaction with others or the reported…
Distance Learning and Ethics Education and Training: A New Role for the American Society for Public Administration
Since its inception, ASPA's Ethics Section has been a strong supporter of an expanded focus on ethics in the public sector. Discussions over the years have dealt with the need for and value of ethics education and training; however, there are currently no ASPA programs that provide such instruction. This article suggests that the society become a provider of ethics instruction via the Internet and proposes an ambitious three-phased plan for achie…
The Search for Ethical Competency: Do Ethics Codes Matter
Ethical competency is a matter of great importance in the public sector. The search for and promotion of ethical competence has most recently focused on professional organizations and their constituencies. Efforts to ascertain techniques for building and maintaining ethical competence are of particular interest. Not surprisingly, formal codes of ethics have become the centerpiece of discussion, but there is no consensus as to their effectiveness.…
Military Ethics: A Future-Oriented Retrospective
Societal concern regarding military ethics predates modern history, with writings on the topic dating at least as far back as the Peloponnesian War. Although the origins of concerns involving ethic
Engineering (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Engineering ethics (3 works) · Ethics in Business and Education (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Ethics in medical practice (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Legal Education and Practice Innovations (2 works) · Public relations (2 works)