The Use of Work from an Unpaid Consultation (adapted from NSPE Case No. 77-5)

Educational Resource
Author:Anonymous
Abstract:

This case covers the pursuit of a contract and use of a study authored by a competing firm. It raises questions about the limits that are required in order to keep competition for a contract fair. This is an open-ended scenario for discussion based on a case from the NSPE Board of Ethical Review.

Keywords:
Bidding Process, Confidentiality, Ethics and Society, Law and Public Policy, Research and Practice, Social Responsibility, Workplace Ethics
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Online Ethics Center
Published Date:
2006
Related Links:
  • https://onlineethics.org/cases/professional-ethics-engineering-practice-discussion-cases-based-nspe-ber-cases/use-work
    • Notes:

    Open-ended scenario

    Persistent Link:
    https://doi.org/10.18130/8g8x-1e13