<b>Federal executive: the perception of civil servants on ethics</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascihumansoc.v32i2.8994

Abstract

The deontological codes reflect the values of society and clarifies the guiding principles of the society. The goal of the article is to identify the degree of ethical awareness of the issue in federal civil servants through the relationship between ethics, citizenship and democracy; and the perception of them as the Ethical Management System established in 2007. Inductive, exploratory qualitative and multicase research was held with members of two departments of Federal Executive, characterized initially as experiences of success and failure in the implementation of the Sectorial Ethics Commission. Three analysis categories emerged: 1) perception of federal civil servants on ethics; 2) perception of civil servants on the relationship between ethics, democracy and citizenship; and 3) perception of civil servants on the magnitude of Ethics Management System and management tools, which was divided in 11 categories. The results of the analysis reveal that the civil servants considers ethics relevant, but it is difficult to assimilate. Identifies it as a new administrative role, but feels powerless to act on situations which involve ethical conflict. The relationship between ethics, citizenship and democracy was not evident, although freedom and respect have been considered essential values in the process. The work gives rise to deepening.