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Pernilla Ulfvengren - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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work functions shaping the ability to innovate insights from the case of the Safety Engineer
Cognition Technology & Work, 2021Co-Authors: Fredrik Asplund, Pernilla UlfvengrenAbstract:To perform as intended, firms are divided into work functions that contribute to the behaviour-shaping constraints under which individuals build their skills, knowledge and networks. These in turn ...
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Work functions shaping the ability to innovate: insights from the case of the Safety Engineer
Cognition Technology & Work, 2019Co-Authors: Fredrik Asplund, Pernilla UlfvengrenAbstract:To perform as intended, firms are divided into work functions that contribute to the behaviour-shaping constraints under which individuals build their skills, knowledge and networks. These in turn provide a specialized perspective on organisational structure and culture. In a mixed methods study involving interviews and statistical analyses, we investigate whether a work function can thereby affect individuals’ innovation foci and efficacy. Safety Engineers, central to firms developing Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), are shown to play a significant role in identifying and supporting viable innovation related to organisational aspects. Results indicate that Safety Engineers could use the firm’s collaborative innovation process to facilitate organisational learning, helping different work functions come together to construct working practices aligned with the organisational values of the firm. This is explained by their understanding of Safety culture—a specialized understanding of organisational culture and complexity provided by their work function. We conclude that work functions that provide their members with a perspective well aligned with their firm’s organisational values can instil the ability to identify and support organisational innovation. This suggests that Safety Engineers in CPS domains could be effective in a mediatory role, facilitating innovative changes to organisational structures and processes when introducing and operating Safety management systems. Stronger aspects of organisational liaising and systems thinking could reinforce this ability—the former by a wider scope and motivation leading to an increased skill in communicating with dissimilar individuals, and the latter by providing the skills and tools needed to analyse the politics of complex organisations.
Fredrik Asplund - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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work functions shaping the ability to innovate insights from the case of the Safety Engineer
Cognition Technology & Work, 2021Co-Authors: Fredrik Asplund, Pernilla UlfvengrenAbstract:To perform as intended, firms are divided into work functions that contribute to the behaviour-shaping constraints under which individuals build their skills, knowledge and networks. These in turn ...
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Work functions shaping the ability to innovate: insights from the case of the Safety Engineer
Cognition Technology & Work, 2019Co-Authors: Fredrik Asplund, Pernilla UlfvengrenAbstract:To perform as intended, firms are divided into work functions that contribute to the behaviour-shaping constraints under which individuals build their skills, knowledge and networks. These in turn provide a specialized perspective on organisational structure and culture. In a mixed methods study involving interviews and statistical analyses, we investigate whether a work function can thereby affect individuals’ innovation foci and efficacy. Safety Engineers, central to firms developing Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), are shown to play a significant role in identifying and supporting viable innovation related to organisational aspects. Results indicate that Safety Engineers could use the firm’s collaborative innovation process to facilitate organisational learning, helping different work functions come together to construct working practices aligned with the organisational values of the firm. This is explained by their understanding of Safety culture—a specialized understanding of organisational culture and complexity provided by their work function. We conclude that work functions that provide their members with a perspective well aligned with their firm’s organisational values can instil the ability to identify and support organisational innovation. This suggests that Safety Engineers in CPS domains could be effective in a mediatory role, facilitating innovative changes to organisational structures and processes when introducing and operating Safety management systems. Stronger aspects of organisational liaising and systems thinking could reinforce this ability—the former by a wider scope and motivation leading to an increased skill in communicating with dissimilar individuals, and the latter by providing the skills and tools needed to analyse the politics of complex organisations.
Zhen Fuyui - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a simulator based evaluation of operator behavior in a chinese nuclear power plant under atws condition
Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 1993Co-Authors: Huang Xiangrui, Zhen FuyuiAbstract:Abstract In this paper the behavior of nuclear power plant operators during anticipated transient without scram (ATWS) situation has been researched using the pressurized water reactor (PWR) simulator in Tsinghua University. Test data from six operating crews have been collected and analyzed. It is concluded that (1) a half-hour Safety design rule should be applied; (2) education and training should be improved; (3) the collection of data on human errors should proceed; and (4) the function of the Safety Engineer should be established.
Yoshinobu Sato - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Availability of systems with self-diagnostic components-applying Markov model to IEC 61508-6
Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2003Co-Authors: Tieling Zhang, Wei Long, Yoshinobu SatoAbstract:Abstract Of all the techniques applicable to Safety-related analyses, each one may be adaptable to some aspects of the system Safety behavior. On the other hand, some of them can fit to analysis on one aspect of the system behavior concerning risk, but they do not always lead to the same results. Rouvroye and Brombacher made a comparison of these techniques and indicated that Markov and Enhanced Markov analysis techniques can cover most aspects of system's Safety-related behavior. According to their conclusion, the Markov method is introduced to Part 6 of the standard IEC 61508 for quantitative analysis in this paper. The purpose is to present explanation in details for solutions given in the standard because there are not clear descriptions for many results and it is not easy for a Safety Engineer to find the clue. In addition, the down time t c1 shown in the standard is newly defined because it is the basis to get the results of average probability of failure on demand of system architectures and its meaning is not clearly explained. Through derivation, however, a discrepancy is found in the standard. From this point of view, new suggestions are proposed based on the results obtained.
Huang Xiangrui - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a simulator based evaluation of operator behavior in a chinese nuclear power plant under atws condition
Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 1993Co-Authors: Huang Xiangrui, Zhen FuyuiAbstract:Abstract In this paper the behavior of nuclear power plant operators during anticipated transient without scram (ATWS) situation has been researched using the pressurized water reactor (PWR) simulator in Tsinghua University. Test data from six operating crews have been collected and analyzed. It is concluded that (1) a half-hour Safety design rule should be applied; (2) education and training should be improved; (3) the collection of data on human errors should proceed; and (4) the function of the Safety Engineer should be established.
