The ideology of ergonomics

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 230-244

  Wilkin, Peter ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ethics; ideology; philosophy; positivism; science; social science

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956337542     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639220802609895     Document Type: Article

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