Work content and satisfaction before and after a reorganisation of data entry work

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 473-480

  Åborg, Carl ^a,b   Fernström, Elisabeth ^b,c   Ericson, Mats O ^c  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Statshalsan R and D Occup Hlth   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Data entry; Job design; VDU; Work organisation; Work task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032483939     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(98)00009-X     Document Type: Article

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