Engineer Departure and Competition Ethics Standard - Accumulated BER Doctrine
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/127#Engineer_Departure_and_Competition_Ethics_Standard_-_Accumulated_BER_Doctrine
Properties
Instance of
EngineerDepartureandCompetitionEthicsStandard
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#EngineerDepartureandCompetitionEthicsStandard
Confidence
0.85
Created by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review through accumulated case decisions
Document title
NSPE BER Accumulated Doctrine on Engineer Departure and Competition
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review in synthesizing BER Cases 77-11, 79-10, 86-5, and 97-2 to evaluate Engineer A's conduct
Used in context
Applied as the overarching normative framework for balancing individual engineer initiative, employer goodwill, client rights, and specialized knowledge restrictions when engineers leave firms to compete
Source Evidence
Source text
In reviewing each case, the Board noted the need to balance (1) the interests of the client in retaining the firm of its choice; (2) the interests of the individually employed engineers; and (3) the interests of the firm and its interest in maintaining business goodwill with its clients.
Text references
In reviewing each case, the Board noted the need to balance (1) the interests of the client in retaining the firm of its choice; (2) the interests of the individually employed engineers; and (3) the interests of the firm and its interest in maintaining business goodwill with its clients.
TTL
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
127
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T03:11:47.259654+00:00
First case
127
Generated
2026-03-01T03:11:47.259654+00:00
Attributed to
Case 127 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T03:44:36.617446
Generated by
ProEthica Case 127 Extraction