Getting past first base: Going all the way with Cognitive Work Analysis

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 358-370

  McIlroy, Rich C ^a   Stanton, Neville A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive Work Analysis; Communications planning; Worker Competencies Analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MILITARY AVIATION;

COGNITIVE WORK ANALYSIS; INTERFACE DESIGNS; JOB DESIGN; WORK DOMAINS; WORKER COMPETENCIES ANALYSIS;

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARMY; ARTICLE; AVIATION; COGNITIVE WORK ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MENTAL CAPACITY; PLANNING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 78349305551     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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