Extending systems ergonomics thinking to accommodate the socio-technical issues of Systems of Systems

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-98

  Siemieniuch, C E ^a   Sinclair, M A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Governance; Methods; Systems of Systems; Wicked problems

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY;

CHARACTERISTICS; GOVERNANCE; METHODS; SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS; WICKED PROBLEMS;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL CONFIDENCE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; KNOWLEDGE; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYSTEMS OFSYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY;

CHARACTERISTICS; GOVERNANCE; METHODS; SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS; WICKED PROBLEMS;

CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; POLICY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 84885132248     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.03.017     Document Type: Article

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