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Codes of conduct are self regulated rules adopted by people or organizations. All types of associations and organizations today have professional codes of conduct to avoid negative behaviors and to improve quality practices.
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Tsourvakas, G. (2015). Codes of Conduct. In: Backhaus, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_81-1
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