Ergonomics and human factors for a sustainable future: current research and future possibilities

Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Introduction: Defining the Problem -- Sustainability or Sustainable Development? -- Historically, What Has Been the Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) Response?: 1980s-2005 -- Recent HFE Responses: 2006 to Present -- Organisation of This Book -- Aims of This Book -- References -- Chapter 2: A Sustainable System-of-Systems Approach: Identifying the Important Boundaries for a Target System in Human Factors and Ergonomics -- Introduction -- Sustainable System-of-Systems for HFE -- What Is the Boundary of the System-of-Systems? -- Pareto Principle -- Stakeholder Salience Theory -- Soft Systems Methodology -- Network Theory -- Other Considerations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Defining Sustainable and "Decent" Work for Human Factors and Ergonomics -- Introduction -- Humans and the Function of Work -- The Decent Work Agenda -- Decent Work and Sustainability -- Sustainability, HFE, and the Understanding of Work -- A Resources Perspective on a Nation's Workforce -- Tripartite Stakeholders: Possibilities, Strategies, and Pitfalls -- The Society -- The Enterprise -- The Individual -- Towards an Understanding of Sustainable and Decent Work for HFE -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 4: Human Factors Issues in Responsible Computer Consumption -- Introduction -- Research Gap and Objectives -- Context of Study -- Method -- Research Framework and Hypotheses -- Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) -- Dependent Variables -- Responsible Computer Consumption Behaviour (RCCB) -- Responsible Computer Consumption Intention (RCCI) -- Independent HFE Issues -- Attitudes Towards Behaviour (ATB) -- Subjective Norms (SN) -- Perceived Behavioural Control (PBC) -- Collectivism (CO) -- Perceived Self-Efficacy (PSE).