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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"macroergonomics"”.
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A Macroergonomics Path to Human-centered, Adaptive Buildings
… case study of zero energy housing, and the Macroergonomics Analysis and Design (MEAD) of three builder-developers. This work contributes to bridging the bodies of knowledge between human factors engineering and the AEC industry. An output of this work is a framework and work system …
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Macroergonomics to Understand Factors Impacting Patient Care During Electronic Health Record Downtime
Through significant federal investment and incentives, Electronic Health Records have become ubiquitous in modern hospitals. Over the past decade, these computer support systems have provided healthcare operations with new safety nets, and efficiency increases, but also introduce new problems when …
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The utilization of macroergonomics and highly-detailed simulation to reduce healthcare-acquired infections
… This study is grounded on the subdiscipline of macroergonomics and highly detailed simulation. The Macroergonomic Analysis and Design (MEAD) model is utilized to identify and correct deficiencies in work systems. The MEAD process was applied to develop possible sociotechnical interventions that …
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Developing an Electronic Tool for Cross-Cultural Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CCSCW)
… BlissChat was developed in Virginia Tech's Macroergonomics and Group Decision Systems Laboratory for this purpose. The dependent measures for the study consisted of the time of completion and errors committed. The experimental design was a 2 x 2 between factor design. The factors were …
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Multi-Method Approach to Understand Pilot Performance in a Sociotechnical Aviation System
… was guided by an integrative method based on macroergonomics (ME) and distributed cognition (DC), allowing the cognitive aspects of a sociotechnical system to be treated as equally important as the organizational components. Also of interest was how pilot performance was affected by the …
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Exploring Construction Safety and Control Measures through Electrical Fatalities
… for each of the three patterns, using a macroergonomics framework; (b) the identification of five features of work, and map out their decision-making chains, critical decision-making points and constraints, as an interpretation of electrocution mechanisms in the workplace; and (c) …
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Empirical Investigation of Sociotechnical Issues in Engineering Design
… The application domain of the theory is called macroergonomics. A technical variable considered by this research was engineering design process methodology. Two methodologies were considered: sequential engineering and concurrent engineering. Another technical construct considered by this …
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Quantifying the Participatory Ergonomic Effects of Training and a Work Analysis Tool on Operator Performance and Well-Being
Participatory ergonomics (PE) is a macroergonomics approach in which the end-users actively participate in developing and implementing the technology. PE can be an effective method for involving front-line workers in analyzing and redesigning their own jobs. PE can be used at the macro-level, the …
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A sociotechnical framework for the integration of human and organizational factors in project management and risk analysis
… to a more sociotechnical approach thanks to a macroergonomics project framework. Human factors engineering and ergonomics is a multi-disciplinary domain. It goes from human resources management to physical ergonomics and integrates such subjects as psychology, sociology and human reliability. …
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Tools to Improve the Process of Engineering Design: An Analysis of Team Configuration and Project Support
The purpose of this research was to determine how team design and project management (planning and tracking) affected planning and design performance and the people involved in the process. A laboratory study was conducted to evaluate three factors: team design (individuals versus groups of three), …
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Human-Centered Communication Technologies to Enhance Tutoring
The goal of this research was to investigate communication media and feedback learning cues for tutoring. A macroergonomic perspective was used to identify three sociotechnical variables associated with tutoring assistance: problem analyzability, communication media, and learning feedback cues. A …
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A Sociotechnical Approach to Evaluating the Effects of Managerial Time Allotment on Department Performance
Current organizational design changes such as restructuring, production advancements, and information technology improvements have caused many organizations to move to flatter management structures. Changes in the organizational structure along with the demand for improved performance have …
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Empirical Evaluation of a Technology-rich Learning Environment
… cohort of students participating in the project. Macroergonomics served as the theoretical framework for the experiment, which focused on the in-depth, systematic assessment of those quantitative changes that resulted from exposure to the PCF fifth-grade network classroom. Students participating …
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An Evaluation of Perceived and Observed Safety and Productivity in Residential Construction
The construction industry leads the private sector with the most fatalities of any industry in the United States. With an expected growth of the industry in the next century, safe work environments are imperative. They will impact the bottom line of the industry through the reduction of fatal and …
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The Effect of Decision Aids on Work Group Performance
Organizations increasingly use work groups to perform process improvement tasks. Little research exists about groups assigned complete tasks such as process improvement which involves completing all group processes, such as: generating, selecting, negotiating, and executing. This research tested …
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Use of Integrated Process Control Displays in Work System Design
Given the continuing deployment of total quality control and total quality management initiatives by organizations, employees have seen changes in their work environment. Furthermore, the impact of downsizing has resulted in operators becoming responsible for the quality of their own processes. …
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Measuring Safety Attitude Differences in the Construction Supply Chain
Construction worker safety is normally a construction activity in the United States, even though there is an emerging body of literature discussing the positive effects of considering safety earlier in the construction lifecycle. This literature has discussed the fragmentation in terms of safety …
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Effects of Technological Support on Decision Making Performance of Distributed Groups
This research was concerned with the collection of empirical data necessary to estimate the effects of decision support tools on the performance of distributed groups. Data was collected in a controlled experimental environment that simulated a geographically-dispersed meeting through the use of …
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Developing Heuristics to Optimize the Configuration of the Video-Mediated Environment
A study was conducted to determine the preferences for the design of distributed meeting rooms used for video enhanced electronic meeting systems (VEMS). Although there is a significant body of literature in the group communication domain, the research in this multidisciplinary area has paid …
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