Engineering Business-Profession Duality Integrity Principle
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#EngineeringBusiness-ProfessionDualityIntegrityPrinciple
Definition
Fundamental principle recognizing that engineering practice simultaneously constitutes a profession governed by ethical obligations and a business pursuit governed by competitive market norms, and requiring engineers to exercise independent judgment and discretion in navigating both dimensions — engaging collegially and cooperatively with other professionals where appropriate, while maintaining professional integrity obligations that constrain how business competition is conducted
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Fundamental principle recognizing that engineering practice simultaneously constitutes a profession governed by ethical obligations and a business pursuit governed by competitive market norms, and requiring engineers to exercise independent judgment and discretion in navigating both dimensions — engaging collegially and cooperatively with other professionals where appropriate, while maintaining professional integrity obligations that constrain how business competition is conducted
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] Fundamental principle recognizing that free and open competition is a basic legal and ethical rule governing engineering practice, and that while certain competitive practices are clearly beyond legal and ethical bounds, engineers must operate within a framework that respects competitive market access — including the removal of formerly anti-competitive provisions from ethics codes — while still maintaining professional integrity obligations that constrain how competition is conducted
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While engineering is a profession, the practice of engineering, as with all professional pursuits, is also a business.
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Ontology
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e35494cc8f3f8a35...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
93
Discovered In Pass
2
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-02-28T15:16:44.979866+00:00
First Discovered In Case
93
Generated
2026-02-28T15:16:44.979866+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 93 Extraction