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Avenues of entry: how industrial engineers and ergonomists access and influence human factors and ergonomics issues
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- Berlin, Cecilia, 1981 (author)
- Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology
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- Medbo, Per, 1963 (author)
- Ryerson University, Canada
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- Theberge, Nancy (author)
- University of Waterloo
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- Örtengren, Roland, 1942 (author)
- Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology
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- 2014
- English.
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In: European Journal of Industrial Engineering. - 1751-5254. ; 8:3, s. 325-348
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Abstract
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- This study compares how Canadian industrial engineers (IEs) and ergonomists ‘position themselves’ to influence human factors and ergonomics (HFE) issues. The study examined how these stakeholders perceived their influence on HFE issues, constraints they operated under, and strategies used. The results contribute to an understanding of decisions and processes surrounding HFE practices, showing that organisational entry points and stakeholder expectations on IEs and ergonomists affect their influence on HFE issues. Ergonomists influenced HFE issues by leveraging their knowledge of other stakeholders’ priorities, and were more dependent on accessing the issue via a ‘problem owner’. IEs were often entrusted with greater freedom to act on improvements. Expressing HFE improvements in terms of business benefits was a successful strategy for both. It was found that ergonomists operated as ‘partial solution builders’, trying to influence the HFE issue as an expert, lobbyist or facilitator. Based on the results, an existing framework was modified.
Subject headings
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Maskinteknik -- Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Mechanical Engineering -- Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation, hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- occupational health
- industrial engineering
- goal hooking
- macroergonomics
- stakeholders
- organisational politics
- qualitative research
- ergonomics
- human factors
- influence
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- art (subject category)
- ref (subject category)
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