Activity theory: History, research and application

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 168-206

  Bedny, Gregory Z ^a   Seglin, Mark H ^a   Meister, David ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action; Activity; Function block; Functional analysis; Morphological analysis; Systemic structural approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008841971     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639220050171324     Document Type: Article

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