Ethics, values and integrity

The Public Service Research Group (PSRG) ethics research focuses on exploring the values, cultures and norms of individuals, organisations and institutions. We seek to understand how they emerge, change and influence practice. The evaluation of a company's value, performance and contribution is increasingly measured in terms of ethics, values and integrity. These assessments lead to conclusions about their purpose, legitimacy, commitment and accountability, leading to favourable or unfavourable conclusions about their trustworthiness, standards and conduct.  

Impact

This theme brings together researchers with a broad range of theoretical and methodological expertise across a diversity of domains. We have extensive experience with an array of well-established, emerging and innovative methods. Given our expertise, we contribute to the development of novel approaches to understanding and resolving complex problems.  

Competitive advantage

This theme brings together researchers with a broad range of theoretical and methodological expertise across the domains of: 

  • health
  • social-ecological systems
  • social-legal issues
  • transport
  • gender
  • disability and care
  • scandal.

We have extensive experience with a vast array of well-established, emerging and innovative methods, including: 

  • discourse analysis
  • documentary and social network analysis
  • Q methodology
  • conceptual and policy analysis
  • best-worst scaling
  • participatory (modelling) methods
  • mental model elicitation (individual, team and shared).

Our researchers

Research Project Coordinator (CDF, Honours and PG) James Connor
Research Project Coordinator (CDF, Honours and PG)
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Co-Director of PSRG and Professor of Public Service Research Helen Dickinson
Co-Director of PSRG and Professor of Public Service Research
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Postgraduate Coordinator and Senior Lecturer Caroline Doyle
Postgraduate Coordinator and Senior Lecturer
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Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management Megan Evans
Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management
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Associate Professor Twan Huybers
Associate Professor
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Senior Lecturer Vanessa McDermott
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HDR Coordinator and Senior Lecturer Katie Moon
HDR Coordinator and Senior Lecturer
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Deputy Head of School (Research) and Associate Professor Sharron O'Neill
Deputy Head of School (Research) and Associate Professor
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Co-Director of PSRG and Associate Professor, Accounting and Governance James Rooney
Co-Director of PSRG and Associate Professor, Accounting and Governance
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