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1st Reply:

• Do public agencies have a higher standard of legal, ethical, and managerial behaviors than private agencies? 

I definitely believe that public agencies have a higher standard of legal, ethical and managerial behaviors than private agencies. Public agencies often take an oath to conduct themselves not only more ethically and within the scope of their duties under the law but also to do what is best for the public. The actions of public agencies are highly visible and also highly scrutinized. I think that while private agencies must be sure to follow laws and regulations in addition to company or agency policies, public organizations have more at stake if they make mistakes. A private agency could probably keep mistakes hidden and swept under a rug easier than a public agency could.

• Do these behaviors and related actions play victim to economic issues and concerns? 

I think these behaviors and actions go hand in hand with economic issues and concerns. There can be severe fiscal repercussions for both public and private agencies violating standards pertaining to their work.

• Do these economic factors affect public agencies or private agencies at a higher level? 

I think the economic factors affect private agencies at a higher level than public agencies because public agencies have access to more funding and do not risk closure or bankruptcy like a private agency would. A private agency could lose its operating licenses, insurance coverage. A public agency may face sanctions or fines but have more fiscal means to cover the costs than most private agencies would have access to.

2nd Reply:

Do public agencies have a higher standard of legal, ethical, and managerial behaviors than private agencies?

Public agencies have a higher standard of legal, ethical, and managerial behaviors because they are entities that involve the role of many actors; hence their performance should be well looked at. Private agencies, on the other hand, may be individual and do not involve the public; hence the standards set are lower. Public agencies require higher standards to govern the performance and the relationship of the different actors that are involved in the operations of the agencies. Those in leadership should have good managerial behaviors such as good decision making that helps the operations of the organization and its success (Dresang, 2017). Also, all the ethical requirements of the organization should be observed to ensure that misconduct is avoided in the organization. 

Do these behaviors and related actions play a victim to economic issues and concerns?

Legal, ethical, and managerial behaviors affect the performance of the organizations, which may lead to economic issues in the agencies. In the cases where ethical issues are not observed, there is a high possibility that the production of the agencies is affected, which leads to failures of the organization. Additionally, failure of having good managerial behaviors leads to poor decision making for example financial decisions that may lead to concerns such as debts. On the other hand, good legal, ethical and managerial behaviors lead to the maximization of profits in the agencies and the good use of resources hence leading to growth and development. 

Do these economic factors affect public agencies or private agencies at a higher level?

The economic factors affect the public agencies more because there are many shareholders that are affected by the failures of the organizations. Additionally, in the public agencies there are many entities involved hence hard to manage as compared to the private sector where there are few shareholders.