In the BER Case, Engineer a Discovered That Engineer A's

question 2

Multiple Choice

In the BER case, Engineer A discovered that Engineer A's company, SPQ, was cheating a vendor by using software in violation of agreement. Upon learning of this wrongdoing, Engineer A responded by reporting SPQ on a confidential hotline. BER determined this act of whistle-blowing to be unethical. All of the following considerations supported their conclusion except

• A) there was no immediate threat to the public.
• B) Engineer A was disloyal.
• C) Engineer A did not properly calculate the utility.
• D) Engineer A did not notify SPQ to give them a chance to fix the problem.

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