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This chapter considers the changes in employment contracts and the deterioration in employeremployee relationships in recent years.It asks if an ethical approach which takes account of staff needs and interests can reverse the present unsatisfactory situation. It discusses the role that a humanistic systems designer might play in this reversal.
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Mumford, E. (1996). Systems design in an unstable environment. In: Systems Design Ethical Tools for Ethical Change. Information Systems Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14199-9_3
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