Participatory ergonomics in design processes: The role of boundary objects

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 464-472

  Broberg, Ole ^a   Andersen, Vibeke ^a   Seim, Rikke ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Boundary objects; Design processes; Participatory ergonomics

Indexed keywords

DESIGN;

BOUNDARY OBJECTS; CASE-STUDIES; COLLABORATIVE DESIGN; DESIGN PROCESS; PARTICIPATORY ERGONOMICS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; WORKERS';

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; BOUNDARY OBJECT; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRIAL PHENOMENA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICIPATORY ERGONOMICS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 78649908154     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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