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Integrity

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Honesty; Probity; Uprightness

Definition

The term integrity means soundness of moral principle and character. It includes but is not limited to probity, impartiality, fairness, honesty, and truthfulness.

Integrity is often associated with the qualifications of public officers and/or the fidelity and honesty in the discharge of official duties. The concept of integrity, together with transparency and accountability, has been identified by the United Nations countries as part of the founding principles of public administration (Armstrong 2005). Article 101 of the UN Charter specifically requires the “highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity” in UN employment, a requirement that has been adopted by many Member States.

Introduction

The most recent instrument on the importance of integrity in public service is the 2017 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Recommendation on Public Integrity. It defines public integrity as a consistent...

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  1. University of Turin, Turin, Italy

    Jellie Molino

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  1. London Metropolitan University, Guildhall Faculty of Business and Law London Metropolitan University, London, UK

    Samuel Idowu

  2. Cologne Business School, Ingolstadt, Germany

    René Schmidpeter

  3. College of Business, Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Nicholas Capaldi

  4. International Training Centre of the IL, International Labor Organization, Turin, Italy

    Liangrong Zu

  5. Department of Economics, Society and Politics, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy

    Mara Del Baldo

  6. Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Guarda, Portugal

    Rute Abreu

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    Kristijan Krač

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Molino, J. (2020). Integrity. In: Idowu, S., Schmidpeter, R., Capaldi, N., Zu, L., Del Baldo, M., Abreu, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02006-4_905-1

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