Mental Models of Key Stakeholders in the Development of an Aviation Safety Strategy

Mental models are deeply ingrained assumptions, generalizations, pictures and images in the mind that influence the way a person understands the world and their actions. This qualitative study uses mental models of stakeholders in the aviation industry in order to obtain insight on how they regard aviation safety in South Africa. Three research interventions were applied: Kelly's repertory grid, job outcomes analysis, and a scenario development. Mental models were weighed in relation to the demands of the aviation safety environment in Southern Africa from a systemic perspective. The study identified pertinent gaps between the mental models elicited from participants during individual interventions and those elicited during group interventions. Gaps were also identified between the mental models of stakeholders and the demands of the aviation safety environment in both southern Africa and the international community. These findings have implications for policy making and the development of aviation safety strategies.

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Authors:
- De Beer, Johan
- Uys, Koos
Publication Date: 2005

Language

English

Media Info

Media Type: Print
Features: Figures; References; Tables;
Pagination: pp 323-343
Serial:
- Human Factors and Aerospace Safety
- Volume: 5
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited
- ISSN: 1468-9456
- Serial URL: http://www.ashgate.com/subject_area/aviation/aviation_journals.htm

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Aviation safety; International transportation; Policy making; Psychological aspects; Stakeholders; Strategic planning
Uncontrolled Terms: Mental models
Geographic Terms: South Africa; Southern Africa
Subject Areas: Aviation; Policy; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01044685
Record Type: Publication
Files: TRIS
Created Date: Mar 25 2007 11:12PM