Thomma, Steven,
Personal Responsibility Waning, Experts Say. Steven Thomma. - KRT News Service, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 11, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Personal Responsibility Waning, Experts Say, April 17, 2005; pp. n.p..
"'The Buck Stops Here,' said the no-nonsense sign on President Harry Truman's desk....It was more than a slogan. The notion of accepting responsibility without passing the buck or blaming others when things went wrong was central to the work ethic and moral tone of the time. By contrast today, almost none of the leaders of the country's great institutions ever step forward and take responsibility for failure or even honest mistakes." (KRT NEWS SERVICE) This article examines "the decline of an ethic of responsibility in America over recent decades."
1522-3248;
Chief executive officers
Political leadership
Presidents
Responsibility
Social change
Social ethics
Social values
AC1.S5
050
Personal Responsibility Waning, Experts Say. Steven Thomma. - KRT News Service, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 11, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Personal Responsibility Waning, Experts Say, April 17, 2005; pp. n.p..
"'The Buck Stops Here,' said the no-nonsense sign on President Harry Truman's desk....It was more than a slogan. The notion of accepting responsibility without passing the buck or blaming others when things went wrong was central to the work ethic and moral tone of the time. By contrast today, almost none of the leaders of the country's great institutions ever step forward and take responsibility for failure or even honest mistakes." (KRT NEWS SERVICE) This article examines "the decline of an ethic of responsibility in America over recent decades."
1522-3248;
Chief executive officers
Political leadership
Presidents
Responsibility
Social change
Social ethics
Social values
AC1.S5
050