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Research note: Product adaptations for the Chinese
Article first published online: 3 JAN 2001
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6874(200009/10)42:5<551::AID-TIE4>3.0.CO;2-R
Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Thunderbird International Business Review
Volume 42, Issue 5, pages 551–569, September/October 2000
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Hougan, G., Hung, C. and Wardell, R. (2000), Research note: Product adaptations for the Chinese. Thunderbird International Business Review, 42: 551–569. doi: 10.1002/1520-6874(200009/10)42:5<551::AID-TIE4>3.0.CO;2-R
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- Article first published online: 3 JAN 2001
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Abstract
There is little Chinese human-factor information available to industrial designers who are designing or adapting products, systems, and equipment for the Chinese market. This article presents a framework of human factors that can be used by Western manufacturers in designing and adapting household appliances for the Chinese. This framework is comprised of three components—human physical characteristics, cultural ergonomics, and product-use environment. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.