Ergonomics & Human Factors

People working in high-risk environments need to be sensitive to others' reactions to critical stress. Critical incident stress management (CISM) is now a well-established method in crisis intervention and one that is needed within aviation. This book describes the various methods and elements of t..

Managers, and the organizations for which they work, need to be able to understand the influence of cultural expectations and behaviours on performance and adapt their problem solving accordingly; strategies appropriate in one part of the world may be ineffective or even counter-productive in anothe..

Culture forms a complex framework of national, organizational and professional attitudes and values. In this text, the authors report the results of their ongoing exploration of the influences of culture in two professions - aviation and medicine...

In this book the authors report the results of their ongoing exploration of the influences of culture in two professions - aviation and medicine. Within these two environments, they show the effects of professional, national and organizational cultures on individual attitudes, values and team inter..

The aim of this book is to understand how decisions are made in complex task environments and how decision modes affect individual-level decision performance. The book presents insights obtained over the course of a three-year research project, empirically based on studies in maritime search and res..

This is a state-of-the-art review of psychological theory, research and practice on decision making in high pressure and emergency situations. The book focuses on the experienced decision makers who deal with such risks, principally on flight decks, at civil emergencies, in industrial settings and ..

This book focuses on contemporary human factors issues within the design of soldier systems and describes how they are currently being investigated and addressed by the U.S. Army to enhance soldier performance and effectiveness. It appeals to an international multidisciplinary audience including def..

This book focuses on contemporary human factors issues within the design of soldier systems and describes how they are currently being investigated and addressed by the U.S. Army to enhance soldier performance and effectiveness. It appeals to an international multidisciplinary audience including def..

Providing up-to-date, practical advice on how to design, select, and structure telemedicine interventions with older adults, this book discusses the age-related changes that can affect the efficacy of these systems. It defines best practices and general guidelines for telemedicine use with older pop..

e-Learning is extremely cost-effective and therefore an attractive alternative to traditional classroom instruction. However, e-learning only saves money if the training is effective. Addressing this issue directly, e-Learning in Aviation explores the characteristics of computer-based course des..

This volume delivers the techniques and examples that provide readers with a foundation to succeed in designing advanced display graphics. It exposes the analytical methods behind designs, common graphical forms, and how these methods and forms create a complete design. It also includes case studies..

This book is the third in the series and describes some of the most recent advances and examines emerging problems in engineering psychology and cognitive ergonomics. It bridges the gap between the academic theoreticians, who are developing models of human performance and practitioners in the indus..