Part 2 Flashcards
(5 cards)
Managers make decisions that affect the organization’s financial health, project timelines, marketing strategies, and employee morale. These decisions should consider the bigger picture.
Organization Well-Being
Decisions involving complex engineering calculations, material selection, or design considerations should be made by qualified engineers.
Technical Expertise
Engineers design and build systems that people rely on everyday. Engineers have a responsibility to ensure their work doesn’t put the public on risk.
Public trust
The decisions can have lasting consequences. Even if a manager isn’t directly involved in the day to day technical work
Long term impact
Cutting corners to meet deadlines or sacrificing safety for lower costs might seem beneficial in the short term.
Short-term gains vs long term consequences