A sociotechnical method for designing work systems

Human Factors

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 376-391

  Waterson, Patrick E ^a   Older Gray, Melanie T ^a   Clegg, Chris W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; FUNCTIONS; MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY;

WORK SYSTEMS;

TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0036762244     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/0018720024497628     Document Type: Review

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