Perfect Paperwork Places Leaders in Ethical Dilemmas

Abstract

The attitude that all statistics on paperwork has to look nearly perfect places leaders in all positions in an ethical dilemma and does not uphold the Army values. There seems to be a difference of what the truth is and what the truth for paperwork is. There is a zero defect policy that is an unspoken rule all leaders must work with even though leaders tell subordinates it is acceptable if the reported numbers are not at 100% and to turn in the information as accurately as possible. If the information is not what the higher elements believe it should be, it will rarely be accepted and usually leads to a complete re-evaluation of the information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 16, 2005
Accession Number
AD1117226

Entities

People

  • Richard E Franklin

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

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  • Classification
  • Data Science
  • Education
  • Emergencies
  • Executives
  • Information Science
  • Leadership
  • Machines
  • Maintenance
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Notation
  • Operational Readiness
  • Perception
  • Ratings
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States

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  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Strategic Security Studies