Designing and evaluating new ways of working: the application of some sociotechnical tools

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-18

  Axtell, Carolyn ^a   Pepper, Kathryn ^a   Clegg, Chris ^a   Wall, Toby ^a   Gardner, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AIDS; GROUP TECHNOLOGY; JOB ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SOCIOTECHNICAL TOOLS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 0035560666     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6564(200124)11:1<1::AID-HFM1>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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