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Conflating Forms of Separation in Administrative Ethics

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The preceding article by Neil Brady and David Hart explores the issue of whether conflict in administrative ethics should not be viewed as a problem but welcomed as necessary to good management. They compare the situation to the arts, where they see a similar presence of unresolved tension having favorable consequence. The present commentary points out that three quite different forms of separation are involved in their analysis and argues that conflating them into the single term conflict leads to significant misunderstandings. These forms are contradiction, competition, and contrast.

Key Words: ethics • administration • management • separation

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