"governing behaviour" is correct and usable in written English
It is a phrase often used in business, legal, and political contexts. For example, "The company has adopted a new policy governing behaviour in the workplace."
Confucian ideas were also firmly established in the legal system as ritual became increasingly important in governing behaviour, defining social relationships, and adjudicating civil disputes.
"When done well (which means responsible boat handling and adherence to local regulations or guidelines governing behaviour around the animals), whale watching inspires, exhilarates and educates in equal measure".
Again, consider Donald Davidson's (1970) argument that, since the only laws governing behaviour are those connecting behaviour with physical antecedents, mental events can only be causes of behaviour if they are identical with those physical antecedents.
From studies on dry mixing, it is possible to deduce some of the mechanisms governing behaviour and a physically based approach to design and operation is now becoming possible.
Empirically, group size may be important in governing behaviour, e.g. sheep in small groups graze for a shorter length of time than those in large groups [ 114].
Running around, screaming or shouting, cannot be described as criminal activities and yet the collective strength attached to the rules governing behaviour in public places makes such behaviours unacceptable.
Finally, milling sets in motion the process of redefining the rules that govern behaviour.
Yet there are few, if any, rules in cyberspace of the kind that govern behaviour, even warfare, in other domains.
While price is a major tool in seeking to govern behaviour, the multi-faceted reasons behind obesity will not be dealt with by a blunt rise in cost.
Parliament has no process to deal with harassment by MPs, who are not covered by codes that govern behaviour in other workplaces.
Beginning at the time of the Song dynasty (960 1279), Chinese monks composed strict regulations to govern behaviour at all publicly recognized Buddhist monasteries.
