Advances in Social and Organizational Factors

by Peter Vink (Editor)

Overview

An in depth review of social ergonomics- also known as organizational ergonomics- this book discusses the optimization of sociotechnical systems, including their organizational structures, policies, and processes. The relevant topics include communication, crew resource management, work design, design of working times, teamwork, participatory design, community ergonomics, cooperative work, new work paradigms, organizational culture, virtual organizations, telework, and quality management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040188248
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	07/17/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	840
File size:	23 MB
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Table of Contents

Section I: Perception and Design of Spaces; Chapter 1: Desirable Features of Contemporary Domestic Kitchen; Chapter 2: An Exploration about Interior Ambience Based on User-centered Design Approach; Chapter 3: Architecture as an Expression of Equity Polices in Manufacturing Plants in Poland; Chapter 4: Paradise Ambiance in Interactive Art: A Case Study of the National Palace Museum in Taipei; Chapter 5: Laboratory Kitchen and “Existenzminimum” Dwellings; Chapter 6: Intercultural Differences in the Formation of Space of the Courtroom; Chapter 7: Using Mental Models and Ergonomics to Analyze Chinese Opera Performing Skills; Chapter 8: Perceptual Mechanisms of Transparency Recognition as Measures of Increased Human Spatial Orientation; Chapter 9: The Issue of the Range of Vision in Design of Grandstands at the Contemporary Stadiums; Chapter 10: The Application of Optical Illusions in Interior Design in Order to Improve the Visual Size and Proportions of the Rooms; Chapter 11: Large Scale Architecture. Design Human Factors and Ergonomics Aspects Based on State-of-the-Art Structures; Chapter 12: Impact of Historically Grounded Social Acceptability on Ergonomics in Shaping Urban Space and Structures in European Cultural Circle; Chapter 13: Facades and Multimedia Screens in Contemporary Architecture – Ergonomics of Use; Section II: Ergonomics in Industrial Quality; Chapter 14: Improvement of Lighting Quality in Advanced Main Control Rooms; Chapter 15: Development of Virtual Instructors for Enhancing Nuclear Power Plant Personnel Training Quality; Chapter 16: Applications of Ecological Interface Design on an Advanced Main Control Room; Chapter 17: Safety Oriented Voice- based Interface for Vehicle's AV Systems: Talking Car System; Chapter 18: Warning Message Design of LDWS; Chapter 19: Application of Taguchi Method on 3D Display Quality; Chapter 20: Subjective Perceived Depth Measurement and Visual Comfort Evaluation for Viewing Stereoscopic Films; Chapter 21: Application of Integrated Score of Ergonomic Work Conditions (ErgQS) in Management of Ergonomic Hazards in Enterprise; Chapter 22: Influence of Application Safety and Health Management Systems on Manufacturing Process Formation. A Case Study; Chapter 23: Basic Technical – Organizational Criteria Forming Labour Safety in the Medium Size Production – Services Companies; Chapter 24: A Method to Plan Human Error Prevention Strategy by Analyzing PSF Tendency – Case Study of a Pharmacy Factory and a Medical Center; Chapter 25: Application of Advanced Reverse Engineering and Motion Capture Techniques in Motion Modeling of Human Lower Limbs; Section III: Human Factors in Terrorism; Chapter 26: Human Factors in Counter-terrorism; Chapter 27: Interpreting Deceptive Behaviors; Chapter 28: User Requirements for Security and Counter- terrorism Initiatives; Section IV: Enterprise ICT and Work; Chapter 29: The Influence of Enterprise Resource Planning in Role Management – Case Study in a Given Portuguese Industry; Chapter 30: Ergonomic Characteristic of Software for Enterprise Management Systems; Chapter 31: Human Factors and Well-balanced Improvement of Engineering; Chapter 32: The Assessment Criteria of the Ergonomic Quality of Anthropotechnical Mega-systems; Chapter 33: Ergonomic Engineering of Anthropotechnical Mega-Systems; Chapter 34: Factors Adversely Affected the Productivity of Software Designers Applying CASE Tools; Section V: Adapting for Special Groups; Chapter 35: Optimization of Gifted and Talented Students' Activity: Cognitive and Organizational View; Chapter 36: Hybrid Design Model of E-learning Course at Education Institution Based on SECI Model; Chapter 37: Careers and Further Education of Engineers against the Background of Globalization; Chapter 38: The Occupational Health and Safety Training Outline for the Managers; Chapter 39: Benefits of Combining Social Influence and Ergonomics to Improve the Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); Section VI: Flexible Work Force and Work Schedule; Chapter 40: Social and Organizational Ergonomics and Temporary Work in Industrial Firms; Chapter 41: Two Roads of Ergonomics; Chapter 42: Working Time Configuration in a Call Center Using a Simulation Approach; Chapter 43: Influence of the Social Role of an Employee on Working Time Configuration; Chapter 44: Agent-based Planning and Simulation-based Assessment to Improve the Work-Life Balance of Hospital Staff; Section VII: Adapting for Special Groups; Chapter 45: Optimizing Job Design for Older Adult Workers; Chapter 46: Design for All on Board: Boat Design in the Era of Access for (Almost) Everybody; Chapter 47: Indirect Estimation Method of Data for Ergonomic Design on the Base of Disability Research in Polish 2011 Census; Chapter 48: Designing Wearable and Environmental Systems for Elderly Monitoring at Home; Chapter 49: Development of Risk Sensitivity of Workers; Chapter 50: Ergonomic Shaping of Learning Places for School Children; Section VIII: Ship Design; Chapter 51: Operating a Boat; Chapter 52: 10 Meters Daysailer “ for All ”. Sustainable Technological Solutions for Easy Navigation; Chapter 53: Discussion of Issues Relevant to the Ergonomics of a 50 Ft. Sailing Yacht; Chapter 54: UCD vs ECD: from “User” to “Experiencer” Centered-Approach in Sailing Yacht Design; Chapter 55: Safety and Comfort as Design Criteria for High Speed Passenger Craft; Section IX: Changes at the Organizational Level; Chapter 56: Ergonomics Aspects of CSR in System Shaping the Quality of Work Environment; Chapter 57: A Process-Driven Socio- Technical Approach to Engineering High- Performance Organisations; Chapter 58: Work in Organization: Key Factors of the Reistic Approach; Chapter 59: Prescribing Knowledge for Making Arrangements Regarding Human Factors in Management of Change: Toward Incorporating Human Factors Considerations into System Design Process Model; Chapter 60: Socio-technical Integrity in Maintenance Activities; Chapter 61: Socio-technical Systems Engineering; Chapter 62: The Labour Market and Material Environment Design; Chapter 63: The Emerging Human Performance Model for Homeland Security; Chapter 64: Determinants of Integration Strategies in HRM after Mergers&Acquisitions in Pharmaceutical Sector; Chapter 65: Exploring Resilient Team Processes in Control Room Teams of a Nuclear Power Plant; Chapter 66: Human Cooperation Assessment Methodology; Chapter 67: Organizational Trust and Trust in Automated Systems as Predictors for Safety Related Team Performance - Results from a Cross-cultural Study; Section X: New Ways of Work; Chapter 68: The Influence of Expectations and Pre-experiences on Comfort at Work; Chapter 69: Analysis of Changes in Work Processes; Chapter 70: Towards the Ideal Loungeworkseat; Chapter 71: New Ways of Working in a Notebook Manufacturing; Chapter 72: New Ways of Work: Task Specific Train Seat Design; Chapter 73: A New Way to Establish Ergonomics Expertise in Manufacturing Locations Without Ergonomists; Chapter 74: Stimulation and Assessment of Physical Activity at Office Workplaces; Chapter 75: Towards an Adaptive Office Environment: Effects of Sound and Color of Light on Performance and Well-being; Chapter 76: Requirements for the Back Seat of a Car for Working While Travelling; Chapter 77: Household Work: An Ergonomic Perspective; Section XI: User Experience, Comfort and Emotion; Chapter 78: Objects from Prehistory, a Study from the Point of View of Ergonomics – a Reference in Brazil; Chapter 79: Representing Traditional Culture - Poetry Applying Elements on Product Design; Chapter 80: A Study of Applying Saisait Tribe' s Tabaa Sang (Buttocks Bell) into Cultural Creative Industry from a Cross-Disciplinary Perspective; Chapter 81: Proposal for a Kansei Index Related to the Uniqueness of a Product; Chapter 82: Assessment of Product Developed with Emphasis on “Emotional Design”; Chapter 83: Emotions Ergonomics in the Network Society; Chapter 84: Emotional Video Scene Detection from Lifelog Videos Using Facial Feature Selection; Chapter 85: Research of the Application According to User's Experience in 2011IDA CONGRESS Taipei - Light of Fashion Design