DP11
Individual
41468171
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/126#DP11
Properties
Parent
Decision Point Id
DP11
Decision Question
Should Engineer B accept the franchiser's engagement as structured under the confidentiality instruction, seek clarification of the franchiser's reasons for the instruction and negotiate modified terms before accepting, or decline the engagement unless the franchiser permits prior notification to Engineer A?
Focus
Engineer B: Pre-Engagement Clarification Decision — Whether to seek clarification of the franchiser's reasons for the confidentiality instruction before accepting the engagement, given that the instruction facially conflicts with the peer review notification obligation
Option1
Accept the franchiser's engagement as structured, treating the confidentiality instruction as a legitimate client business preference within the scope of the faithful agent duty, and proceed with the review while managing any resulting tension with the peer notification obligation as it arises during performance.
Option2
Before accepting the engagement, ask the franchiser to explain the business rationale for the confidentiality instruction and negotiate modified engagement terms — such as a limited disclosure to Engineer A of the engagement's existence without substantive findings — that would allow Engineer B to satisfy both the peer notification obligation and the faithful agent duty simultaneously.
Option3
Condition acceptance of the engagement on the franchiser's explicit permission to notify Engineer A prior to conducting the review, declining the engagement outright if the franchiser refuses, on the grounds that an engagement structured to make compliance with the peer notification obligation impossible from the outset is one that a professionally ethical engineer should not accept.
Role Label
Engineer B
TTL
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
414681710a3df130...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
Generated
2026-03-01T10:52:09.304452
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ProEthica Case 126 Extraction