Conflict of Interest
A conflict of interest exists when a faculty or staff member’s personal, professional, commercial, or financial interests or activities outside Georgia Tech could reasonably be perceived as:
- Compromising the individual’s judgment in performing their Institute responsibilities;
- Biasing the design, conduct, reporting, or direction of research or other scholarly activities;
- Influencing decisions or actions related to teaching, mentoring, student affairs, hiring, promotions, procurement, or the use of Institute resources; or
- Providing personal or family benefit at the expense of Georgia Tech’s interests.
A conflict of interest may exist even if no improper action has occurred; the key concern is whether outside interests could affect, or appear to affect, the integrity of the individual’s Institute responsibilities.
Organizational Conflict of Interest
Organizational Conflict of Interest means that due to other activities or relationships with other entities, an institution is unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Government, cannot perform the federal contract work in an objective way, or has an unfair competitive advantage as compared to other entities.
It differs from personal conflict of interest, in that it is not based on or limited to a faculty member’s efforts or relationships, but rather it is a result of the institute’s work and interactions.
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