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Code of conduct

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

nounCommon term

In management & leadership, code of conduct means: A written set of rules and principles that explains how the employees and managers of an organisation are expected to behave, for example on honesty, gifts and respect.

In Turkish: davranış kuralları, etik kurallar, iş etiği kuralları

How it is used

Used in HR, compliance and governance. Employees read and sign the code of conduct when they join, and breaching it can lead to disciplinary action. Similar names are code of ethics and business conduct guidelines.

Example sentences

  1. Our code of conduct says you can't accept gifts above a small value.

  2. All staff must complete the code of conduct training every year.

Common collocations

  • breach the code of conduct
  • company code of conduct
  • sign the code of conduct
  • code of conduct training
  • complianceFollowing the laws, regulations, internal policies and standards that apply to an organisation; also the name of the department that checks this.
  • conflict of interestA situation in which a person's private interests, such as money, family or another job, could affect, or seem to affect, the decisions they make for their organisation.
  • corporate governanceThe system of rules, practices and controls by which a company is directed and supervised, especially the relationship between the board, the managers and the shareholders.
  • transparencyThe practice of sharing information openly and honestly, so that employees, shareholders or the public can see how decisions are made and how the organisation is doing.

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