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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299909003321

Titolo

Advances in Social & Occupational Ergonomics : Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Social & Occupational Ergonomics, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA / / edited by Richard H.M. Goossens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-60828-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 346 p. 119 illus.)

Collana

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, , 2194-5357 ; ; 605

Disciplina

620.82

Soggetti

Engineering economy

Psychology, Industrial

City planning

Engineering design

Employee health promotion

Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Urbanism

Engineering Design

Employee Health and Wellbeing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book reports on cutting-edge research related to social and occupational factors. It presents innovative contributions to the optimization of sociotechnical management systems, which consider organizational, policy, and logistical issues. It discusses timely topics related to communication, crew resource management, work design, participatory design, as well as teamwork, community ergonomics, cooperative work, and warning systems. Moreover, it reports on new work paradigms, organizational cultures, virtual organizations,



telework, and quality management. The book reports on cutting-edge infrastructures implemented for different purposes such as urban, health, and enterprise. It discusses the growing role of automated systems and presents innovative solutions addressing the needs of special populations. Based on the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Social and Occupational Ergonomics, held on July 17-21, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, USA, the book provides readers with a comprehensive view of the current challenges in both organizational and occupational ergonomics, highlighting key connections between them and underlining the importance of emotional factors in influencing human performance.