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HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN ADVANCED ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

PART A - BASIC CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES

1.     Advanced Organisational Behaviour (AOB)

1.1       Behavioural Technology

1.2       Indirect Communication

1.3       Manipulative Styles

1.4       Network Operation

2.     Human Rights

2.1       The Nature of Rights

2.2       Sources of Human Rights

2.3       Theories of Human Rights

2.4       Protection of Human Rights

2.5       Rights of Especial Relevance to AOB

PART B - AOB PRACTICES

In each of the following sections AOB practices are described and their beneficial and adverse effects evaluated.  An examination is made of the transition from acceptable to unacceptable forms of each practice from a human rights point of view.  Possible perverse uses and developments of AOB practices are considered and an outline is given of their effects on individuals.  Illustrative examples (impersonal) are included, taken from a variety of sectors and organisations.

3.     The Tyranny of the Hint

4.     NIP-PEP Systems as Psychological Weapons

5.     Diversion Practices: Implications for Individual Freedom

6.     Totalitarian Approaches to Training and Development

7.     Network Operations and the Erosion of Human Rights

8.     Indirect Communication as an Invasion of Privacy

PART C - INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES

9.     The Effects on Individuals

10.   Remedial Actions by Individuals

PART D - CASE MATERIALS

11.   Intra-Organisational Material

12.   Inter-Organisational Material