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Kim Vicente and Alex Kirlik

Print publication date: 2010

Print ISBN-13: 9780199765140

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2011

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199765140.001.0001

Nested Systems

Economic, Cultural, and Political Dimensions

Chapter:
(p. 221 ) 9 Nested Systems
Source:
Human-Tech
Author(s):

Alex Kirlik

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199765140.003.0009

This chapter presents the reprinted article “ Human Factors Engineering That Makes a Difference: Leveraging a Science of Societal Change” by Kim Vicente. This chapter suggests that human-technology interaction (HTI) researchers and practitioners must take an activist approach toward changing the world. The latter sections of the chapter refers to efforts that resulted in a change in how a “Big Pharma” corporation does its business. However, details on this case could not be provided.

Keywords:   Big Pharma, activism, HTI research, human factors engineering

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