Engineer Departure and Competition Ethics Standard
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#EngineerDepartureandCompetitionEthicsStandard
Definition
Professional norms and ethical obligations governing the rights and limits applicable when an engineer leaves an employer to establish an independent firm or join a competing firm, including the balance between individual initiative, client rights, employer goodwill, and prohibitions on exploiting specialized knowledge or making disparaging statements about the former employer to divert clients.
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Professional norms and ethical obligations governing the rights and limits applicable when an engineer leaves an employer to establish an independent firm or join a competing firm, including the balance between individual initiative, client rights, employer goodwill, and prohibitions on exploiting specialized knowledge or making disparaging statements about the former employer to divert clients.
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The issue of employed engineers breaking off from their employer and going into business for themself is certainly not a new issue and has been examined by the NSPE Board of Ethical Review on earlier occasions.
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e8ee0d31404a2650...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
127
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-03-01T03:11:47.259654+00:00
First Discovered In Case
127
Generated
2026-03-01T03:11:47.259654+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 127 Extraction