The minerals industry is a complex work domain where people, procedures and equipments need to interact safely and efficiently. Given the importance of the human element in this industry, it is surprising that, to date, comparatively few studies have been published that specifically examine...

The aim of the paper is to reveal specific features of functioning of virtual organizations in order to suggest directions of efficient management in traditional firms. Specific features of virtual organizations are classified and compared to those of traditional ones. The authors suggest the...

In this paper we describe our use of the AcciMap and RiskManagement (ActorMap) framework (RMF) to analyse tworecent accidents – the infection outbreaks which occurred at theMaidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and the 2005Stockwell Shooting incident. Previous work using AcciMaps andthe RMF...

Acquisitions are common in today’s business and people involved in acquisitions face challenges when they become part of this process. This thesis aims to provide an understanding of the human factors that determine the outcome of acquisition integration. Various frameworks exist in the...

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