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

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The next step for the employee is to escalate the issue to the next level of management who is not involved in the ethical conflict. This allows for a neutral party to review the situation and potentially provide a satisfactory resolution. Contacting the IMA or reporting the incident to external bodies should only be done if all internal avenues have been exhausted and the situation is still not resolved. Resigning from the company should only be considered as a last resort.

An Employee Is Dissatisfied with the Resolution of an Ethical