Barriers and Challenges to Human Factors/Ergonomics Knowledge Transfer to Small Business Enterprises in an Industrially Developing Country
| Autor: | Nosrat Abdollahpour, Faramarz Helali, Yahya Rasoulzadeh, Hadi Hassankhani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Production Engineering
Human Work Science and Ergonomics barriers Produktionsteknik arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Macroergonomics work system sub-system participatory HFE Human Factors and Ergonomics industrially developing countries small business enterprises |
| Zdroj: | IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors. :1-18 |
| ISSN: | 2472-5846 2472-5838 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/24725838.2023.2179687 |
| Popis: | Occupational Application: We found that small business enterprises (SBEs) face intra- and extra-organizational barriers in different dimensions related to their work system to practically implement human factors/ergonomics (HFE) knowledge transfer and to achieve its benefits in an industrially developing country. Utilizing a three-zone lens, we evaluated the feasibility of overcoming the barriers identified by stakeholders, especially ergonomists. To overcome the identified barriers in practice, three types of macroergonomics interventions (top-down, middle-out, and bottom-up) were distinguished through macroergonomics theory. The bottom-up approach of macroergonomics, as a participatory HFE intervention, was considered as the entry point to overcome the perceived barriers in the first zone of the lens, which included such themes as lack of competence, lack of involvement and interaction, and inefficient training and learning approaches. This approach focused on improving emotional literacy as a care zone among the small business enterprise personnel. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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