codes of conduct

ethics

Study of right conduct

• complianceAdhering to requirements
• standardsAccepted levels of quality
• guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior

policies · regulations · procedures · protocols · accountability · governance · oversight · enforcement · workplace · corporate

expectations

Beliefs about future outcomes

• behaviorManner of conducting oneself
• rulesPrinciples governing behavior
• normsExpected behavioral standards

boundaries · decorum · propriety · respectfulness · appropriateness · demeanor · comportment · discipline · consequences · warnings

integrity

Moral soundness and consistency

• honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
• transparencyState of being see-through
• fairnessJust and equal treatment

impartiality · conflicts of interest · disclosure · confidentiality · bribery · corruption · whistleblowing · fiduciary · duty · trust

customs

Traditional practices or import taxes

• conventionsAccepted social practices
• traditionsLong-established customs passed down
• etiquetteRules of polite conduct

manners · civility · courtesy · respect · norms · unwritten rules · taboos · acceptable · cultural · community

bylaws

Organization's internal regulations

• chartersDocuments establishing rights
• statutesFormally enacted laws
• ordinancesLocal government rules

mandates · directives · constitutions · frameworks · articles · clauses · amendments · ratification · adoption · review

• moralsmorality, ethics lessons, moral compass, conscience, principles
• anti-corruptionanti-graft, whistleblower protection, whistleblowers, financial disclosure, conflict of interest
• business ethicsethics training, ethics committee, corporate responsibility, corporate governance, whistleblowing
• government ethicsethics board, ethics committee, ethics rules, ethics violation, ethics violations
• school ethicsacademic integrity, academic honesty, cheating, plagiarism, cheating prevention
• accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability