A theoretical note on the relationship between work domain analysis and task analysis

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 527-538

  Hajdukiewicz, John R ^a,b   Vicente, Kim J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HONEYWELL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstraction hierarchy; Cognitive work analysis; Task analysis; Work domain analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010601152     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/146392204123313003427     Document Type: Article

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