Working knowledge as performance: On the practical understanding of machines

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 319-336

  Berner, Boel ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Industrial work; Learning; Machines; Meta interpretation; Performance; Working knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649123672     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017008089107     Document Type: Article

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