Ethical public relations serve the public interest

Cause for concern: the absence of consideration of public and ethical interest in British public policy.

In the UK, many fundamentally important policy decisions that are likely to affect the relationship between citizens and care services are now made at the sublegislative level and without adequate ethical consideration and scrutiny. This is well exemplified in the proposed guidance on the disclosure of information on children. A recent consultation paper by the UK government on the subject prop...

In the public interest?

Restrictive patenting and licensing for cell-free fetal DNA testing has serious consequences for technology advances and benefits to public health.

The Relationship between Ethical Values and Organizational Commitment of Staff in Public and Non- Public Hospitals

Background and purpose: Organizational commitment is one the important attitude in organizations, which together with development of ethical values that needs to be emphasized. The goal of this study is to survey relationship between staff ethical values and organizational commitment in public and non- public hospitals in Tehran. Materials & Methods: This correlation study includes 280 public a...

Does Interactivity Serve the Public Interest?: The Role of Political Blogs in Deliberative Democracy

Political blogs are distinguished by their heightened interactivity, allowing users to participate directly in the political process. Does the interactivity afforded by political blogs really serve the public interest by contributing to deliberative democracy? A longitudinal between-subjects experiment was conducted during the week preceding an election to answer this question. Results suggest ...

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