Mediating subjective task complexity in job design: A critical reflection of historicity in self-regulatory activity

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Abstract

This paper critically reflects on the influence of historicity in self-regulatory activity towards mediating subjective task complexity in job design. This is based on the growing interest of using the ‘practice’ approach in overcoming the gap between the theoretical understanding of what people do and the realistic understanding of what people actually do at the workplace. The paper argued that since an objective analysis of the number of alternatives presented in any given situation will not always coincide with subjective perceptions, and the individual’s lack of knowledge about the external world may result in his/her inability to accurately predict the outcomes of his/her decisions, then it is important to understand how an individual acquire knowledge about his/her external world of work, and also if its consequential effect on the routine is acquired through the recollections of the subconscious mind’s daily encounters at the work situations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering - Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering, 2017
EditorsCarryl Baldwin
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages340-350
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783319606415
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
EventAHFE 2017 International Conference on Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering, 2017 - Los Angeles
Duration: 17 Jun 201721 Jun 2017

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume586
ISSN (Print)2194-5357

Conference

ConferenceAHFE 2017 International Conference on Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering, 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLos Angeles
Period17/06/1721/06/17

Keywords

  • Historicity
  • Mediation
  • Self-regulation activity Job design
  • Subjective task
  • Task complexity

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