code of conduct
Rules for behavior
A code of conduct is a set of rules governing behavior within an organization or activity.
Schools, workplaces, and professional associations establish codes of conduct to define acceptable and unacceptable actions: The employee was fired for violating the company's code of conduct.
Unlike laws, codes of conduct are enforced internally through disciplinary measures rather than legal penalties.
Accepted levels of quality
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- respectRegard with honor
- dignityInnate personal worth
courtesy · decorum · propriety · workplace behavior · professional ethics · confidentiality · conflicts of interest · harassment policy
Adhering to requirements
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- policiesAdopted courses of action
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
oversight · enforcement · bylaws · charter · mandate · directive · guidelines · requirements
Moral soundness and consistency
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- transparencyState of being see-through
principles · morality · virtue · conscience · righteousness · probity · rectitude · uprightness
Customs of polite conduct
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- respectfulnessQuality of showing esteem
- tactfulnessSkill in sensitive situations
graciousness · deference · discretion · formality · social norms · cultural sensitivity · mutual respect · inclusion
standards
Accepted levels of quality
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- respectRegard with honor
dignity · courtesy · decorum · propriety · workplace behavior · professional ethics · confidentiality · conflicts of interest · harassment policy · attendance
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- policiesAdopted courses of action
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
procedures · oversight · enforcement · bylaws · charter · mandate · directive · guidelines · requirements · obligations
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
transparency · principles · morality · virtue · conscience · righteousness · probity · rectitude · uprightness · scruples
manners
Customs of polite conduct
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- respectfulnessQuality of showing esteem
tactfulness · graciousness · deference · discretion · formality · social norms · cultural sensitivity · mutual respect · inclusion · non-discrimination
- policiespolicy, act, workplace policies, public policy, terms of service
- workplace policiesethics, policies, workplace policy, HR policies, harassment policy
- Governance Rulesconstitution, bylaws, charter, statute, ordinance
- chivalryknighthood, knights, chivalry, medieval knights, honor
- codespassword, binary, DNA, RNA, passcode
- valuesvalue, honesty, worth, fairness, morals
code of conductlawlessness
Absence of governing rules
anarchy · free-for-all · chaos · anything goes · unwritten rules
code of conductmisconduct
Improper professional behavior
misbehavior · disorderly conduct · rule-breaking · delinquency · deviance
code of conductamorality
Lacking ethical concern
moral bankruptcy · corruption · impunity · unaccountability · permissiveness
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