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Author Jing, Hongxin.

Title The dragon in the cockpit : how Western aviation concepts conflict with Chinese value systems / Hung-Sying Jing, Allen Batteau
Published Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate Publishing Limited ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate Publishing Company, ©2015

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Description 1 online resource
Series Ashgate studies in human factors for flight operations
Ashgate studies in human factors for flight operations.
Contents A Chinese view point about Western culture and aviation safety -- Descendents of the dragon -- Measuring Chinese authoritarianism in the cockpit -- We are all in one family -- Guanxi gradient -- A struggle of two mindsets -- Flight safety margin theory -- A harmonious sky through compatibility
Summary "The Dragon in the Cockpit enhances the mutual understanding between Western aviation human-factors practitioners and the Chinese aviation community by describing some of the fundamental Chinese cultural characteristics pertinent to the field of flight safety"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 29, 2014)
Subject Airplanes -- Piloting -- Human factors -- China
Intercultural communication -- China
Aircraft accidents -- Human factors -- China
Aeronautics -- Human factors.
Aeronautics -- Safety measures.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
Aeronautics -- Human factors
Aeronautics -- Safety measures
Aircraft accidents -- Human factors
Airplanes -- Piloting -- Human factors
Intercultural communication
China
Form Electronic book
Author Batteau, Allen
ISBN 9781472410313
1472410319
9781315615684
1315615681