Facilitating participatory steps for planning and implementing low-cost improvements in small workplaces

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 475-481

  Kogi, Kazutaka ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE OF LABOUR   (Japan)

Author keywords

Action oriented toolkits; Developing countries; Facilitation; Participatory steps; Small workplaces

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ERGONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ACTION-ORIENTED TOOLKITS; INTER-COUNTRY NETWORKS; PARTICIPATORY STEPS; SMALL WORKPLACES;

ABILITY TESTING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ASIA; BUILDING INDUSTRY; COST; COST CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ERGONOMICS; FARMING SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; TRAINING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 43049125125     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.02.017     Document Type: Article

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