Crossing levels in systems ergonomics: A framework to support 'mesoergonomic' inquiry

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 45-54

  Karsh, Ben Tzion ^a   Waterson, Patrick ^b   Holden, Richard J ^c  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Macro micro integration; Organizational ergonomics; Systems ergonomics

Indexed keywords

RESEARCH;

DEPENDENT VARIABLES; HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS; MACRO-ERGONOMICS; ORGANIZATIONAL ERGONOMICS; SET OF QUESTIONS; SYSTEM LEVELS; SYSTEMS APPROACH;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MACROERGONOMICS; MESOERGONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROERGONOMICS; RESEARCH; SYSTEMS APPROACH; SYSTEMS ERGONOMICS; THEORY;

MACRO/MICRO INTEGRATION; ORGANIZATIONAL ERGONOMICS; SYSTEMS ERGONOMICS;

CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84885187344     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.04.021     Document Type: Article

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