Systemic-Structural Theory of Activity focuses on human-system integration and safety aspects of advanced manufacturing enterprises, human-computer interaction, prevention of work-related muscular disorders, and theoretical aspects of ergonomics science.

Features:

• Presents unified methods and procedures that are useful for the study of human work, ergonomics, learning, and training
• Focuses on integration of the theory and practice of human factors/ergonomics and psychology
• Includes practical examples of analyses along with a study of production operations in the manufacturing environment
• Offers a complete account of what has been accomplished in Activity Theory in the former Soviet Union, Europe, and the United States

Contents

1. Activity-Oriented Approaches in Psychology
2. Systemic-Structural Theory of Activity and Design
3. Time Study and Design
4. Complexity of Task Performance
5. Foundations of Functional Analysis of Activity
6. Functional Analysis of Orienting Activity
7. Study of Personality in Activity Theory

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