A Management Plan is a document developed with the COI office and approved by the university COI Committee to:

1. Obtain information and commitments regarding significant interests and prevent such interests from developing into Conflicts of Interest, and/or
2. Manage Conflict (s) of Interest for a particular Discloser.

A Management Plan may address the areas of university responsibilities implicated including:

1. Objectivity and scientific integrity, including disclosure of a Discloser's conflict in publications and presentations;
2. Objective treatment of students and/or subordinates;
3. Objective treatment of, and scientific integrity concerning human subjects;
4. Decisions regarding the development, disclosure, and use of university Intellectual Property;
5. Decisions regarding the decision to purchase products or services; and
6. Decisions regarding the use of the Discloser's time as well as other resources of the university.