Listening to users in a manufacturing organization: A context-based approach to the development of a computer-supported collaborative work system

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 251-264

  D'Souza, Melroy E ^a   Greenstein, Joel S ^b  

^a MICROSOFT   (United States)

^b AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer supported collaborative work; Contextual design; Cross functional product development teams; Groupware; Human centered design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

CONTEXT-BASED METHODOLOGY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE; WORK;

EID: 0042622201     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(03)00066-0     Document Type: Article

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