The boston-area haswic research circle: An innovative participatory method for coloring in the picture of a special work environment

New Solutions

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-136

  Moir, Susan ^a   Azaroff, Lenore S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STANDARD; TRADE UNION; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BOSTON; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LABOR UNIONS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34848927884     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/q364-44t7-p7x8-3652     Document Type: Article

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