INTRODUCTION: ADDING A CULTURAL DIMENSION TO HUMAN FACTORS

Abstract

Briefly highlighting aspects of the evolution of ergonomics, this introduction to the present volume emphasizes the breadth of the field and acquaints the reader with the emergence of cultural ergonomics as a new sub-discipline. It interweaves in the account comments by the editor on the book’s twelve chapters and some notes relating to the new addition.

Citation

Kaplan, M. (2004), "INTRODUCTION: ADDING A CULTURAL DIMENSION TO HUMAN FACTORS", Kaplan, M. (Ed.) Cultural Ergonomics (Advances in Human Performance and Cognitive Engineering Research, Vol. 4), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. XI-XVII. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-3601(03)04016-5