The cooperative shift change: An illustration using air traffic control

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-232

  Durso, F T ^a   Crutchfield, J M ^b   Harvey, C M ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air traffic control; Briefings; Cooperation; Shift change

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007863320     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639220600816155     Document Type: Article

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