The impact of micro- and macroergonomics considerations on appropriate technology transfer decisions in developing countries: The case of Turkey


Erensal Y. C., Albayrak E.

HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS IN MANUFACTURING, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.1-19, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1022/hfm.20063
  • Dergi Adı: HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS IN MANUFACTURING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-19
  • Galatasaray Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The research presented in this paper aims to support the decision process of appropriate technology transfer to industrially developing countries by improving a broader understanding of relationships between the key micro- and macroergonomics factors and the technology alternatives. The methodology involves knowledge acquisition, identifying and categorizing a holistic set of key criteria about technology transfer with respect to ergonomics. This work attempts briefly to identify factors affecting the success of technology transfer in order to reduce the potential of incompatibilities with respect to micro- and macroergonomics and to optimize the decision process of managers. The objective of the decision model, based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), determines the global priority weights for different technology alternatives and examines the critical factors and benefits, which affect the appropriateness of technology transfer. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.