“While it is becoming increasingly obvious that the fundamental architecture of a system has a profound Influence on the quality of its human factors, the vast majority of human factors studies concern the surface of hardware (keyboards, screens) or the very surface of the software (command names, menu formats).” HumansNamesQualityStudyInfluenceBecomingConcernFundamentalsMajorityProfoundObviousSurfaceArchitectureScreensCommandFactorsSoftwareFormatKeyboardsHardwareMenus Author:Lewis M. Branscomb
“While political and cultural factors are important as explanations for differences in national technology policy and industrial practices, emergent trends in science, engineering and management are leading to new paradigms for high-technology innovation in both Japan and the United States.” ImportantStatesPoliticalDifferencesUnitedPracticeTechnologyUnited StatesPolicyInnovationManagementFactorsExplanationJapanTrendsEngineeringParadigmHigh Technology Book:Japanese innovation strategy: technical support for business visions Source: Japanese innovation strategy: technical support for business visions