Advances in physical, social & occupational ergonomics proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conferences on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, Social & Occupational Ergonomics, and Cross-Cultural Decision Making, July 25-29, 2021, USA /

This book reports on cutting-edge findings and developments in physical, social and occupational ergonomics. It covers a broad spectrum of studies and evaluation procedures concerning physical and mental workload, work posture and ergonomic risk. Further, it reports on significant advances in the de...

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Corporate Authors: International Conference on Advances in Physical, Social & Occupational Ergonomics Online)
Other Authors: International Conference on Advances in Physical, Social & Occupational Ergonomics, Goonetilleke, Ravindra S., Xiong, Shuping., Kalkis, Henrijs., Roja, Ž., Karwowski, Waldemar, 1953-, Murata, Atsuo, 1958-, SpringerLink (Online service), International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics and the Affiliated Conferences
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2021.
Cham : 2021.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (524 pages).
Series: Lecture notes in networks and systems ; v. 273.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics 2021
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Management and Efficiency
  • Integrating Individual and Intra-organizational Learning for Calibration of Organization's Performance
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Research Method
  • 3 Significance of Learning
  • 4 Individual Learning
  • 5 Intra-organizational Learning
  • 6 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • Social Distancing, Stress and Unethical Behavior: A Study on Italian University Students in the First Period of Isolation Due to COVID-19
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Participants and Procedure
  • 2.1 Measures.
  • 2.2 Statistical Analysis
  • 3 Results and Discussion
  • 3.1 Issues in Studying and Learning
  • 3.2 Stress, Mental Well-Being and Work-Life Balance During Lockdown
  • 3.3 Predictors of Misconducts During Lockdown
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Personal Gains from Materials in Social Networks
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theoretical Findings
  • 3 Empirical Research Results on Use of Social Network Sites in Several Countries
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Factors and Barriers of Implementing Early Warning, Support and Second Chance Support Systems for SMEs in the Baltic States
  • 1 Introduction.
  • 2 Support, Early Warning and Second Chance System Concept
  • 3 Challenges of Early Warning, Support and Second Chance System in the Baltic States
  • 3.1 The Most Significant Obstacles Faced by Businessmen in Financial Difficulties in the Baltic States
  • 3.2 Most Influencing Factors of Implementing Early Warning, Support and Second Chance Support Systems for SMEs in the Baltic States
  • 4 Conclusion and Discussion
  • References
  • Retail Skills as the Craftsmanship of Liquor Retail SMEs
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Literature Review
  • 2.1 SMEs Commercial Theory in Japan
  • 2.2 Analytical Perspective.
  • 3 Understanding the Current State of Liquor Retailers in Japan
  • 4 A Case Study of a Liquor Retail SME
  • 5 Discussion
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Analysis of the Employment Rate of People with Disabilities in Ecuador
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Methodology
  • 3 Results
  • 4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Physical Ergonomics and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Ergonomic Indicators and Physical Workload Risks in Food Production and Possibilities for Risk Prevention
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Materials and Methods
  • 3 Results and Discussion
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References.
  • Assessment of Muscle Fatigue and Potential Health Risk of Low Back Pain Among Call Center Workers
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Methods
  • 2.1 Research Tools and Data Collection
  • 2.2 Data Analysis
  • 3 Results
  • 3.1 ROSA and CMDQ
  • 3.2 Health Risk of Low Back Pain
  • 3.3 Electromyography on the Elector Spinae Muscle
  • 4 Discussion
  • 4.1 Health Risk of Back Pain
  • 4.2 Electromyography on Elector Spinae Muscle
  • 4.3 Correlations Between Potential Health Risk of Low Back Pain and EMG
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References.