Cultural ergonomics / edited by Michael Kaplan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaplan, Michael, 1962-

Series:

Advances in human performance and cognitive engineering research ; v. 4.

Advances in human performance and cognitive engineering research, 1479-3601 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human engineering.

Cognitive science.

Human-machine systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; Boston : Elsevier/JAI, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In work environments world-wide, whether simple or complex, the ways in which people think, do their jobs, and interface with other human beings grow out of their experiences in the groups of which they are or have been a part. How these influences affect their performance and human interfacing in work environments throughout the world is the subject of cultural ergonomics. In this volume, distinguished scientists explore these cultural influences in relation to significant current concerns of ergonomics and human factors. These include scientific-philosophical considerations, aircraft safety, maritime safety, cross-national training, effective use of the world-wide web, multinational decision making, third-world industrial development, implementation of technology transfer, and the functioning of multicultural teams.

Contents:

National and cultural variables in ergonomics / Alphonse Chapanis

Human factors engineering (HFE) and cultural calibration for vessel and offshore installation design / Denise B. McCafferty, E. Johan Hendrikse, Gerry E. Miller

Cross-cultural factors in aviation safety / Ashleigh Merritt, Daniel Maurino

The role of national culture in enhancing training effectiveness : a framework / Shreya Sarkar-Barney

Towards an anthropotechnology. X : a new activity for the United Nations in the service of economic development : specifying requirements for technology transfers in given geographical and anthropological locations / Alain Wisner

Ergonomics in industrially developing countries (IDCs) : socio-cultural perspectives / P.A. Scott, J. Charteris

Cognition in natural settings : the cultural lens model / Helen Altman Klein

Designing the user experience for international web users / Monica Chong

Culture, context and performance / Neville Moray

A frenchman, a German, and an Englishman : the impact of cultural heterogeneity on teams / Florian Jentsch, Raegan M. Hoeft, Stephen M. Fiore, Clint A. Bowers

Challenges and approaches to understanding leadership efficacy in multi-cultural teams / Eduardo Salas, C. Shawn Burke, Jennifer E. Fowlkes, Katherine A. Wilson

The development of culture-oriented human machine systems : specification, analysis and integration of relevant intercultural variables / Kerstin Röse

Acknowledgments / Michael Kaplan

Introduction : adding a cultural dimension to human factors / Michael Kaplan.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

1-281-01481-8

9786611014810

0-08-049432-3

OCLC:

476070622