Understanding social interactions in complex work: A video ethnography

Cognition, Technology and Work

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-15

  Farrington Darby, Trudi ^a   Wilson, John R ^b,c  

^a NETWORK RAIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive work analysis; Control room; Expertise; Rail control; Video ethnography

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE WORK ANALYSIS; CONTROL ROOM; EXPERTISE; RAIL NETWORKS; RESEARCH PROGRAMME; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; SOCIAL SKILLS; VIDEO ETHNOGRAPHY; WORK ANALYSIS; WORK SYSTEMS;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

RAILS;

EID: 65049092140     PISSN: 14355558     EISSN: 14355566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10111-008-0118-z     Document Type: Article

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