Program/Project Management Resource List #64

Revised Oct. 2007

Provided by the NASA Headquarters Library

"Always do the right thing." - "Do the Right Thing", Spike Lee

As the characters in Spike Lee's film learn, the "right thing" isn't always the first one that comes to mind, nor is it the easiest. This pathfinder is a gathering of resources in the NASA HQ library on codes of ethics and on ethical practices in the professions, in corporate culture, and in public service that will help us all to see what that "right thing" could be at work. An interesting light can also be shed on these questions by examining some of the library's holdings on technical risk management. Note: None of the HQ library staff are attorneys.

All items are available at the Headquarters Library, except as noted. NASA Headquarters employees and contractors: call (358-0172) or email Library@hq.nasa.gov for information on borrowing or in-library use of any of these items. Members of the public, contact your Local Library for the availibilty of these items. NASA Headquarters employees can request additional materials or research on this topic. The Library welcomes your comments or suggestions about this webpage.

Books

Badaracco, Joseph. Defining Moments: When Managers Must Choose Between Right and Right. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1997.

HF5387 .B32 1997 PPM-STACKS

 

Berenbeim, Ronald E. Global Corporate Ethics Practices: A Developing Consensus. New York, NY: Conference Board, 1999.

HF5387 .B47 1999 PPM-STACKS

 

Cavanagh, Thomas E., Anu Oza, and Charles J. Bennett. The Measure of Success: Evaluating Corporate Citizenship Performance. New York, NY: Conference Board, 2005.

HD60 .C38 2005 PPM-STACKS

 

Covey, Stephen R. Living the Seven Habits: Stories of Courage and Inspiration. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1999.

BF637 .S8 C673 1999 PPM-STACKS

 

Davis, Michael. Thinking Like an Engineer: Studies in the Ethics of a Profession. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998.

TA157 .D32 1998 BOOKSTACKS

 

Estes, Ralph W. Tyranny of the Bottom Line: Why Corporations Make Good People Do Bad Things. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers; Emeryville, CA: Publishers Group West [distributor], 1996.

HD60 .E784 1996 PPM-STACKS

 

Federman, Daniel D. Responsible Research: A Systems Approach to Protecting Research Participants. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2003.

R853 .H8 R47 2003 BOOKSTACKS

 

Guston, David H. Between Politics and Science: Assuring the Integrity and Productivity of Research. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Q127 .U6 G87 2000 BOOKSTACKS

 

Institute of Medicine. Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments. Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2002.

Q175.35 .I65 2002 BOOKSTACKS

 

Martin, Mike W. Ethics in Engineering. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1996.

TA157 .M33 1996 PPM-STACKS

 

Pinkus, Rosa Lynn B. Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule, and Risk--Lessons Learned From the Space Shuttle. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1997.

TA157 .E673 1997 BOOKSTACKS

 

Smith, Susan McGuire. Practical Ethics for the Federal Employee: Staking Out the High Ground. Huntsville, AL: FPMI Communications, 1998.

JK468 .E7 S65 1998 PPM-STACKS

Articles and Reports

Ashbaugh, Robert L. ""Welcome Aboard-Icebergs Ahead", Government Executive, vol. XXXIII, no. 6 (May 2001), p. 79-80.

 

Bruce, Willa Marie, and Valerie Russell (eds.). "NASA and Ethics: Training and Practice", Journal of Air Transportation World Wide, vol. 2, no. 1 (Nov. 1997), p. 22-37.

(19980010261: (3 Nov. 2004) NASD)

Note: This issue of Journal of Air Transportation World Wide is also listed as a NASA technical memorandum, NASA/TM-97-112609.

 

Cooper, Terry L. ""Big Questions in Administrative Ethics: A Need for Focused, Collaborative Effort", Public Administration Review, vol. LXIV, no. 4 (July/Aug. 2004), p. 395-407

 

Fryer, Bronwyn. "The Ethical Mind: A Conversation with Psychologist Howard Gardner", Harvard Business review, vol. LXXXV, no. 3 (March 2007), p. 51-56.

 

Kirby, Kate, and Frances A. Houle. "Ethics and the Welfare of the Physics Profession", Physics Today, vol. LVII, no. 11 (Nov. 2004), p. 42-47.

 

Leys, Wayne A.R. "The Scientist's Code of Ethics", Physics Today, vol. LVII, no. 11 (Nov. 2004), p. 55-59.

 

Paine, Lynn, et al. "Up to Code: Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?", Harvard Business Review, vol. LXXXIII, no. 12 (Dec. 2005), p. 122-133.

 

Stewart, Chanet N. An Effectiveness Analysis of the U.S. Federal Government Executive Branch Ethics Policy and Program, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June 2003.

(ADA417557: (19 Nov. 2003) DTIC)

 

Whitbeck, Caroline. "Trust and the Future of Research", Physics Today, vol. LVII, no. 11 (Nov. 2004), p. 48-54.

 

Zoloth, Laurie. "The Ethics of Human Spaceflight", in: Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Forty Years of US Human Spaceflight Symposium, NASA/SP-2002-4107, Washington, DC, 8 May 2001.

(20060021490: (2005) NTRS)

Internet Resources

NASA Resources

Anderson, Lawrence. NASA Office of Inspector General. 27 July 2007. [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/oig/hq/Welcome.html

 

Dunbar, Brian. NASA Ethics Program. 18 June 2007. [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ogc/general_law/ethics_resources_page.html

 

__________. NASA Office of the General Counsel. 30 Aug. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ogc/about/index.html

 

Other Resources

American Association for the Advancement of Science. Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law Program. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/

 

__________. Professional Ethics Report. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/per/newper

 

Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. 31 Aug. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.indiana.edu/~appe/

 

Center for Ethical Business Cultures. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.cebcglobal.org/

 

Council on Governmental Ethics Laws. 21 Sept. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007]

http://www.cogel.org/

 

National Academy of Sciences. Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy. On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research. 1994. [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/obas/

 

Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.dii.org/

 

Ethics and Compliance Officer Association. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.theecoa.org/

 

IGNet: Federal Inspectors General. June 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.ignet.gov/index.html

 

International Business Ethics Institute. 2005 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.business-ethics.org/

 

National Academy of Engineering. Online Ethics Center. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.onlineethics.org/

 

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.ncees.org/

 

National Society of Professional Engineers. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.nspe.org/

 

Order of the Engineer. 8 May 2006 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org/index.html

 

Society for Business Ethics. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.societyforbusinessethics.org/

 

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. 18 Sept. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.corporatecompliance.org/index.htm

 

UNESCO. Ethics of Science and Technology. 20 Aug. 2007. [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.unesco.org/shs/est

 

U.S. Office of Government Ethics. 1 Dec. 2006 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.usoge.gov/index.html

 

U.S. Office of Special Counsel. 5 Sept. 2007 [27 Sept. 2007].

http://www.osc.gov/