Product Description: The pace of life in our high technology world has quickened. Industries that do not become more efficient, often by requiring a faster production turnaround with less slack, are superseded. Because of this, workers face an environment in which they must perform under more time pressure and under greater task load, in which stress is more prevalent, and in which consequences of poor performance are more critical than ever before...read more

In work environments worldwide, 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 a part. How these influences affect their performance and human interfacingin work environments throughout the world is the subject of cultural ergonomics. In this volume, 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.

Product Description: The chapters contained in this volume explore some of the key human performance issues facing organizations as they implement or manage automated systems. Dealing with a range of topics such as how to design optional use, avoiding misuse, to creating training strategies for automated systems, this volume also explores which theories may help us understand automation better and what research needs to be conducted...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)