Afterword: The past, present and future of sociotechnical systems theory

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 45, Issue 2 Part A, 2014, Pages 213-220

  Eason, Ken ^a  

^a The Bayswater Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; EVALUATION RESEARCH; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEM THEORY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS THEORY;

HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SOCIOLOGY; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; SYSTEMS THEORY; TECHNOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84889084131     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.09.017     Document Type: Editorial

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