Jobs, technology and people / / Nik Chmiel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813933103321
• Autore: Chmiel Nik.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998
• ISBN: 1-134-72684-8; 1-134-72685-6; 1-280-56717-1; 9786610567171; 0-203-13090-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 p.)
• Collana: Psychology Focus
• Disciplina: 658.5/14
• Soggetti: Employees - Effect of technological innovations on
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-157) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; Contents; Series preface; 1 Technology and work Psychology; 2 Jobs and tasks; 3 Technology and personnel; 4 Mental work; 5 Work safety in complex technological systems; 6 Team-working and technology; 7 Concluding remarks; Glossary; Annotated further reading; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: <P>This book focuses on psychological issues related to technology and work. Topics are set within areas of occupational psychology that include job and task design, training, selection, assessment and motivation, workload analysis, environmental and personal influences on mental processing, safety at work, and working in teams.</P><P>Nik Chmiel introduces important topics to those without previous knowledge of them, and illustrates the relevance of psychological knowledge to the analysis of jobs and use of technology. It will be useful to students of psychology, business studies and organizat