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Pub. period:1987-1995
Pub. count:6
Number of co-authors:3



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Michelle M. Robertson:1
Michael J. O'Neill:1
Hal W. Hendrick:1

 

 

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Ogden Brown's 3 most productive colleagues in number of publications:

Hal W. Hendrick:15
Michelle M. Robert..:15
Michael J. O'Neill:1
 
 
 
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1995
 
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Brown, Ogden (1995): The Challenge: Strategies for Overcoming Obstacles to Change. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting 1995. pp. 771-774.

“A broad constituency for change in the workplace has emerged which clearly argues for implementation of diverse strategies to create change. A new vision of what constitutes effective work systems dominates management thought: the 'transformed' or high involvement organization. Despite reported gains in performance and the growth of innovative practices, the majority of American firms still operate on the mass production model. Why? Clear and identifiable obstacles to implementing change impede or block organizational transformation. These obstacles and strategies to overcome them are discussed.”

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Brown, Ogden (1995): Organizational Issues in the Implementation of High Involvement Ergonomics. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting 1995. pp. 839-843.

“High involvement ergonomics (HIE) has been proposed as a new approach to the use of participation in organizational systems. Recent publications have argued that work organizations need to move toward a more involved or 'commitment' approach to the design and management of the organization. Six major organizational considerations or issues in the implementation of high involvement ergonomics are presented which must be addressed by top management if participation and involvement practices are to succeed. Solutions and recommendations for each of these issues are discussed.”

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1994
 
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Hendrick, Hal W., O'Neill, Michael J., Robertson, Michelle M. and Brown, Ogden (1994): A Systems Approach to Preventing Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in VDT Work. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 38th Annual Meeting 1994. p. 418.

“Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are not a new ergonomic issue. In fact, WMSDs related to manual materials handling have been recognized as a major ergonomics issue since the late 1940's. What is new is the widespread increase in WMSDs as a result of the introduction of video display terminals (VDTs). Unlike many manual materials handling situations, VDT related WMSDs do not appear readily correctable solely by conventional workstation design ergonomics. This symposium proposes a systems approach to the problem. It begins by presenting a macroergonomic approach to work system and job design, addressing specific job characteristics identified with WMSDs in the literature. The second paper deals with the critical issues to address in ergonomically designing the work environment; and providing environmental control by the user to further enhance desirable job characteristics and reduce WMSDs. The third presentation outlines the critical elements to incorporate in programs for training VDT operators on procedures for preventing WMSDs. The final paper discusses utilizing employee participation in accomplishing the tasks identified in the first three papers. The symposium concludes that only through such a systems approach can real progress be made in reducing VDT operator WMSDs.”

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Brown, Ogden (1994): Participatory Ergonomics as a Means of Preventing WMSDs. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 38th Annual Meeting 1994. p. 434.

“Participatory ergonomics is a flexible means for the achievement of many diverse goals in turbulent technological environments. It is a macroergonomic approach to the implementation of technology in organizational systems which requires that end-users be highly involved in developing and implementing the technology. The notion of participation offers the promise of tremendous potential gains for the organization, the worker, and even the economic well-being of the greater society. Such pervasive and important technological innovations as the use of computers and their concomitant video display terminals can, in spite of their usefulness, lead to many occupational health and safety problems. Cumulative trauma disorders appear to be an associated dysfunction in modern industry, and effective health and safety solutions to many of these problems are highly important, both to the organization and especially to the people in it. It is proposed that the use of participation and worker involvement in the solution of such problems is a powerful and promising tool. There is no one best way to employ worker participation. It is contingent upon the nature of the problem itself, the work system, the job design presently in place, the environment in which the work is done, the training of the worker, and a myriad of other variables. From the available empirical evidence, a participation topology is postulated. The successful implementation of participatory ergonomics and other participatory arrangements requires the empowerment and enablement of people to make decisions concerning their work and to implement and evaluate them. Several participatory approaches to worker involvement are presented which address work system and job design factors, design of the work environment, and training of VDT operators. These approaches are discussed in the context of a systems approach to the prevention of WMSDs. The reduction and/or prevention of cumulative trauma disorders such as work-related musculoskeletal disorders is a matter of great concern in modern organizational life, both from the point of view of productivity concerns and also from that of the humanization of work. The solution of occupational health and safety problems will not only lead to increased organizational effectiveness, but should help provide for a far better realization of human potential.”

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1988
 
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Brown, Ogden (1988): Participatory Ergonomics: Current Approaches to Improving Organizational Effectiveness and Quality of Work Life. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 32nd Annual Meeting 1988. p. 755.

“Participatory ergonomics is an idea whose time has come there are many approaches which have been utilized by organizations to improve productivity and enhance quality of work life. Participation itself is not a new idea, but because of current organizational and environmental forces for change, new organizational philosophies are emerging which are developed, designed and operated with participation of the employees concerned and which do result in improved organizational effectiveness and quality of work life.”

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1987
 
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Brown, Ogden (1987): The Evolution of Organizational Design from Independent to Dependent Variable. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 31st Annual Meeting 1987. pp. 168-172.

“The concept of organizational design is presented and the relationship between structure and process is discussed in the context of design. Three organizational design models and their characteristics are set forth. Principal contingency variables are identified and their relationships to organizational design are discussed. Evolution of organizational design as an independent variable to the role of a dependent variable is shown. Finally, system design based upon sociotechnical systems theory is identified and discussed.”

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Publication statistics

Pub. period:1987-1995
Pub. count:6
Number of co-authors:3



Co-authors

Number of publications with 3 favourite co-authors:

Michelle M. Robertson:1
Michael J. O'Neill:1
Hal W. Hendrick:1

 

 

Productive colleagues

Ogden Brown's 3 most productive colleagues in number of publications:

Hal W. Hendrick:15
Michelle M. Robert..:15
Michael J. O'Neill:1
 
 
 
May 23

“ Knowledge is commonly socially constructed, through collaborative efforts towards shared objectives or by dialogues and challenges brought about by different persons' perspectives. ”

-- G. Salomon (in "Distributed Cognitions: Psychological and Educational Considerations")

 
 

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