The application of subjective job task analysis techniques in physically demanding occupations: evidence for the presence of self-serving bias.
The aim of this study was to determine if perceptions of physically demanding job tasks are biased by employee demographics and employment profile characteristics including: age, sex, experience, length of tenure, rank and if they completed or supervised a task. Surveys were administered to 427 Roya...
| Publicado en: | Ergonomics Vol. 60; no. 9; pp. 1240 - 1250 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2017
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