An employee is dissatisfied with the resolution of an ethical conflict with his supervisor at his place of employment. According to the Institute of Management Accountants, the employee's next step should be to:
A) report the incident to the State Board of Accountancy.
B) make the president of the company aware of the ethical conflict.
C) resign from the company.
D) contact the next level of management who is not involved in the ethical conflict.
E) contact the IMA.

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The employee should contact the next level of management who is not involved in the ethical conflict to escalate the issue and seek a resolution. Resigning from the company or reporting to the state board of accountancy are options that should not be taken without exhausting all internal avenues first. Making the president aware of the conflict is also not necessarily the best course of action, as it could create unnecessary conflict without providing a solution. Contacting the IMA may be a last resort, but trying to resolve the issue internally should be the first step.

An Employee Is Dissatisfied with the Resolution of an Ethical