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Psycho-social aspects of productivity in underground coal mining

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5010074
The psychosocial aspects of productivity in underground coal mining were investigated. The following topics were studied: (1) labor productivity in deep mines and the explanations for productivity changes; (2) current concepts and research on psychosocial factors in productivity; (3) a survey of experiments in productivity improvement (4) the impact of the introduction of new technology on the social system and the way that it accomplishes production (5) a clinical study of a coal mining operation, model described how production is actually accomplished by workers at the coal face; and (6) implications and recommendations for new technology design, implementation and ongoing management.
Research Organization:
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5010074
Report Number(s):
NASA-CR-168429
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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