Ergonomen wie Designer planen Mensch-Maschine-Systeme mit dem Ziel, den technischen Teil des Systems den menschlichen Eigengesetzlichkeiten anzupassen – Kompatibilität der Maschine mit dem Menschen herzustellen. Trotz des gemeinsamen Ziels gehen beide Disziplinen unterschiedlich mit dieser...

The compatibility concept is widely used in psychology and ergonomics. It describes the fit between elements of a sociotechnical system which is a prerequisite to successfully cooperate towards a common goal. For at least three decades, cognitive compatibility is of increasing importance. It...

The increasing development of computer based technologies open new horizons in task automation, helping pilots and air traffic controllers to carry out the analysis and resolution of an increasing number of cognitive tasks, in complex working environments. However, there is a general agreement...

This article focuses on the nature of metaphors in languages for specific purposes. The question whether metaphors must only be seen as an instrument of linguistic creativity or as an instrument that plays a significant cognitive role in linguistic change is still open. Regarding this situation,...

What kind of information interactions among agents makes possible a functioning of socio-economic systems? What theory do we need to describe the fundamental principles of agents' information interactions? What is the model to simulate functioning of networked economy arisen in Information...

Great organizations such as IBM, GE, Toyota, Walt Disney, etc. developed their own ways to effectively manage their business, create high value, and achieve sustainable competitive advantage that can not be imitated by their competitors. The way is not a magical ability or miraculous phenomenon...

Corporate brands are shrouded in a “fog of complexity” (Balmer, 2001). Whilecomplexity, as a defining characteristic of corporate brands, cannot belegitimately avoided this, we suggest, is not true of the fog. A focus onconstituent elements, indicative of reductionism, is evident in much...