An organizational ombuds operating under the IOA model does not become a formal investigator because a concern is serious. Informal option development, factual adjudication, discipline, and legal notice are different functions. The charter and applicable law determine how visitors reach the appropriate formal mechanism.
- FamilyTool
- Category of its source unitGovernance Institutions & Procedures
- DomainVoice, Silence & Power
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Tool
In this series, Tool names the editorial family primarily used to act on, examine, measure or organize communication. It includes instruments, methods, practices, protocols, codes and institutional arrangements. Membership does not certify effectiveness, portability or safe use in every setting.
Editorial orientation · Category
Governance Institutions & Procedures
Organizes authority, representation, participation, deliberation, collective decision or institutional resolution of conflict. Its contribution concerns who may act, speak, decide or challenge, and under what arrangements.