Ergonomics for the inclusion of older workers in the knowledge workforce and a guidance tool for designers

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 131-142

  Gonzalez, I ^a   Morer, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Inclusivity; Knowledge work; Older workers

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

INCLUSIVITY; INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS; KNOWLEDGE WORK; KNOWLEDGE WORKFORCES; OLDER WORKERS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; WORK ENVIRONMENTS; WORKSTATION DESIGN;

DESIGN;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WORKER; ADULT; AGE; AGED; BIOENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; FURNITURE; INFORMATION SCIENCE; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953853272     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2015.09.002     Document Type: Article

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