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Repetition Strain Injury (RSI): Legacy of Technology in Changing Times or Human Resource Management Found Wanting? *
Author(s) -
Acutt Bruce
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841119002800202
Subject(s) - causation , psychosocial , adversarial system , repetition (rhetorical device) , psychology , human resource management , resource (disambiguation) , stressor , applied psychology , computer science , knowledge management , clinical psychology , political science , psychotherapist , artificial intelligence , linguistics , computer network , philosophy , law
This article reviews models of causation for RSI. Emphasis is now being placed on a psychosocial explanation of causation. It is suggested that Australian managers have difficulty addressing the RSI problem at a psychosocial level. Two reasons are put foward to account for this perceived difficulty. Both are related to basic management education. A direct result of this lack of basic management education has been the growth of mechanistic and adversarial HRM practices that are best demonstrated by the mismatch between the exposed emotions of many Australian managers and the emphasis placed on ergonomic principles in the prevention of RSI.