PPD 240g Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Sissela Bok

• School: USC
• Department: Policy, Planning, and Development
• Course: PPD 240g
• Professor: Diane Yoder

Document Summary

Objective vs. subjective responsibility: objective responsibility, an external or tangible source of obligation, 3 sources. Citizens: subjective responsibility, an internal obligation to be consistent with your feeling of and beliefs about responsibility, sources. Conflicts of responsibility: three types, conflicts of authority. Conflicts between twp or more objective responsibilities. Example: between your immediate supervisor and the head of the agency. How to resolve: clarify your own values and subjective responsibility: role conflicts. We play many roles that may conflict. Inside vs. outside roles: a conflict may exist between your job role and your role as a member of a community or other association. Inside role: in some jobs, you have a role as a supervisor, yet you"re still a colleague. External controls: internal, internalized values, attitudes, and beliefs that constrain behavior (psychological factors, internalized values are always a part of a decision, however, it is hard to reach consensus about values, individuals may be conflicted or self-serving, pros.