Buddhist Ethics of Local Government Administrators

Abstract

This academic article aimed to study Buddhist ethics of administrators of local government organization to be applied in management because of the ethical management problems, known as the "ethical indolence of leaders", in which government officials acted for the benefit of themselves and their peers as well as facilitating and inefficient public service. This will create a system of government officials' responsibility towards themselves, the organization, their superiors, people, and society and to prevent the exploitation as well as potential conflicts of interest. Therefore, the administrators must realize the importance of corruption problems and recognizes the importance of preventing and suppressing corruption in government agencies by promoting morality and ethics focusing on personnel in the organization that will affect the image of the organization. Ethics of local government organization  is a tool to regulate the conduct of local government officials to create transparency, have clear and international operational standards, uphold the principles and practices, both at the organization level, at the individual level and as a tool to check the work in order to operate in accordance with the principles of morality, ethics, efficiency and effectiveness resulting in an accepted organizational model, increase credibility, create confidence for service recipients and the public. In this regard, the administrators have applied Majjhimapatipada that is a principle or a guideline for living a good life and as a tool leading to the most beneficial aims, being the ideal of life. It covers the criteria for determining whether which action is good or bad? should or shouldn't and for learning management promotion, organize activities leading to thinking and acting should be organized in order to develop oneself to think, act, and solve problems. This leads to the real development of the organization, society and nation.