Intel's incident-free culture: A case study

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-211

  Morag, Ido ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cultural change; Ergonomic program; Management commitment; Risk free environment

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL;

CULTURAL CHANGE; ERGONOMIC PROGRAM; MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT; RISK FREE ENVIRONMENT;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; ISRAEL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 33750504997     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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