DP5
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/131#DP5
Properties
Parent
Decision Point Id
DP5
Decision Question
After six months of marketing director inaction, should Engineer A treat internal escalation to a firm principal as the required next step under the graduated escalation framework, or has the duration of inaction demonstrated that internal channels are sufficiently ineffective to trigger an immediate self-policing obligation to report externally to the state board?
Focus
Engineer A must determine whether the Graduated Internal Escalation Before External Reporting Obligation and the Engineering Self-Policing Obligation operate sequentially or in genuine conflict after six months of marketing director inaction, and whether the self-policing obligation now compels external reporting to the state board or whether escalation to a firm principal remains the appropriate next step.
Option1
Bring the matter to a firm principal in writing as the next step in the graduated escalation framework, preserving the internal correction pathway and giving the firm a full opportunity to remedy the misrepresentation before any external reporting is considered.
Option2
Conclude that six months of inaction by a licensed PE with direct corrective authority demonstrates that internal channels are ineffective, and report the sustained misrepresentation directly to the state board of professional engineers to fulfill the self-policing obligation without further internal delay.
Option3
Escalate to a firm principal in writing while simultaneously notifying the marketing director and firm principal that if corrective action is not taken within a defined additional period — such as thirty days — Engineer A will consider the internal channels exhausted and will report externally to the state board.
Role Label
Engineer A
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2026-03-08 16:29
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ProEthica Case 131 Extraction