Predictors of a successful implementation of an ergonomic training program

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-105

  Korunka, Christian ^a   Dudak, Elisabeth ^a   Molnar, Martina ^b   Hoonakker, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Human Ware Consulting   (Austria)

^c Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomic training program; Learning transfer

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ERGONOMICS;

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; ERGONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS; LEARNING TRANSFER; MANAGEMENT SUPPORT; PRODUCTION COMPANIES; TRAINING PROGRAM; TRANSFER OF TRAININGS;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYEE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PREDICTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; TRAINING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77957319481     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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