Public Risk Management

Stu explains that all three terms can be a trap because they are often used interchangeably and don’t provide any clarity. We should be more careful about how we use those words, and think of them as follows: Ethics is a body of regulations, e.g. academic and business, which involves consequences if violated. Morality is a commonly accepted sense of values in society that have to do with right and wrong, but may not always be just. Integrity, on the other hand, involves deeper questioning of those conventionally accepted ideas of right and wrong – it is one’s realm of conduct when “nobody is looking.” Why do you think integrity can be taught? Stu emphasizes that integrity can and must be taught; we must dispel the notion that we’re either born with it or not because the idea that it is innate is dangerous. Everyone thinks they have it, and that keeps us from thinking about how we can be educated to better decision making, which is what integrity is ultimately about. Integrity can be taught the same way man