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Contains a series of papers that were presented during the Sixth IEA International Symposium on 'Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management (ODAM '98)'. They provide information on the developments in human-organization interface technology and help to promote the conceptual understanding of the ergonomic approach to work system design.
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Section headings, selected chapter headings and selected papers: Preface. Balancing organizational, technological and human factors - the vision of production management (P. Vink, M. Peeters). Organizational Design. Networks of Organizations. Towards global villages - networks in action (G. Bradley, W. Bradley). Total Quality Management. The effects of a TQM intervention in a public organization on employees' well-being and customer satisfaction. First results from a longitudinal study (C. Korunka, D. Scharitzer). Organizational Learning. How to improve working processes through collaboration in cross-departmental teams (P. Orban, S. Völker). Management Issues. After the dismissal of the secretaries (A.-C. Blomkvist). Healthy Work. Work conditions and company strategies (J. Eklund). Design for Manufacturing. Advanced analysis and design methodologies for reengineering tasks (G. Zülch et al.). Product/Production Design. Production System. Design of a new assembly line - between politics and participation (I. Posniak). Product Design. Work motivation and competence in five product development teams (M. Martinsuo). Information and Communication Technology. ICT and Organizational Learning. Ergonomics in information technology as a tool for organization design (T.M.J. Lenior). Workplace and Machine Design. Health. What is a 'healthy workplace'? (L.S. Robson et al.). Participation and Workplaces. The workplace: community of learning experiments (C. Clipson, K. West). Job and Task Design. Managerial Aspects. Satisfaction measurement (H. Matsunaga, H. Nakazawa). Health. RSIs: diagnosis, design and implementation (N.L. Menegon et al.). Training and Coaching. Organizational Learning. Computer support for the active training (E.P. Paladini). Ergonomics and Learning. Author index.
