Application of Systemic Structural Theory of Activity in Unearthing Employee Innovation in Mine Work
Number of Authors: 1
2015 (English)In: Vol. 3, p. 5147-5154Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which the possible formation of wildfire activities in an actor's subconsciousness and which goes unnoticed in the conduct of drilling/bolting activity in deep mines is we understand. It also sought to understand how the dynamics of this subconscious wildfire activity influences the mediation process between miners, as subjects of activity, and the objective for the drilling/bolting activity. The systemic structural activity theoretical approach is used to understand the different ways of knowing the world of mine work, in terms of the generation of new knowledge, and also in ways of helping stakeholders understand how to incorporate results or lessons learned from the systemic tasks entailed in drilling/bolting activity. Using qualitative data from interviews and video observations of bolting/drilling operations in a deep mine, parametric and morphological analyses were conducted to unearth miners’ innovation in the world of work. The paper concludes that the functional efficiency and effectiveness of drilling/bolting activities in deep mines could be enhanced by understanding the interrelationship between miners’ internal and external activities. That is, understanding miners’ practical-external activity and the corresponding external tools they might need to enhance their mental activities towards developing successful performance enhancing strategies for negotiating problematic task scenarios in rock drilling/bolting activity.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2015. Vol. 3, p. 5147-5154
Keyword [en]
Organizational activity, Ergonomics, Systemic structural activity, Employee innovation, Manufacturing engineering and work sciences - Work sciences and ergonomics, Social sciences - Psychology
Keyword [sv]
Produktion och arbetsvetenskap - Arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi, Socialvetenskap - Psykologi
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Research subject
Human Work Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-32890DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.546ISI: 000383740305039Local ID: 789215c5-f50d-4de2-a7f9-d07b97bde4caOAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-32890DiVA, id: diva2:1006124
Conference
International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics : 26/07/2015 - 30/07/2015
Note
Validerad; 2016; Nivå 1; 2016-11-25(andbra)
; Konferensartikel i tidskrift
2016-09-302016-09-302017-11-25Bibliographically approved