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Participation—A framework and a foundation for ergonomics?
Author(s) -
Wilson John R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of occupational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0305-8107
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1991.tb00542.x
Subject(s) - human factors and ergonomics , foundation (evidence) , work (physics) , engineering ethics , mechanism (biology) , poison control , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , sociology , engineering , knowledge management , psychology , political science , computer science , epistemology , medicine , law , mechanical engineering , medical emergency , philosophy
Participation, as a philosophy and as an underlying mechanism, is important to many work redesign approaches and initiatives. Within ergonomics it is especially relevant. With particular reference to physical workplace design the paper examines the notion of participation closely and critically. Requirements for its proper and successful use are identified.