The requirement for "conflict of interest and commitment" reporting at the University relates to externally sponsored grants and contracts. With an application for external sponsorship (to NIH or NSF) there come reporting requirements and process definitions. In fact, however, these reporting situations exist under a much larger umbrella of concern which is sometimes termed "objectivity in research," and which does not necessarily involve external funding. The NIH/NSF regulations give guidance to the less formal concerns under the broad concern for "objectivity."
In addition, the State of California has reporting requirements when public employees (including CSU faculty and staff) seek external support from entities in which they could be in a position to influence financial decisions or benefit financially beyond the sought support for research, such as private enterprise and certain kinds of professional societies.
In this short module we will provide a broad definition of "conflict of interest and commitment" and then present several examples of conflicts. The module will conclude with the CSU Long Beach process for resolving conflicts of interest and commitment.
The reading material on this topic is less abundant than in other areas of responsible conduct in research, but you are urged to explore the resources in the left sidebar before or as you read through this module.
Please begin with the definition statement.
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