Project organization: Change in the work atmosphere for engineers

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 389-398

  Hovmark, Svante ^a   Nordqvist, Stefan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Commitment; Cooperation; Dynamism; Product development; Work demands

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PRODUCT DESIGN; RISKS; SCHEDULING; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

COMMITMENT; COOPERATION; DYNAMISM; PROJECT ORGANIZATION; WORK DEMANDS;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; EMPLOYEE; ENGINEERING; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEAMWORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030152605     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8141(94)00115-4     Document Type: Article

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