Department of Sociology and Work Science / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap: Recent submissions
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OPENING THE DOOR TO WORKING PAST RETIREMENT - A qualitative study of the drivers of an extended working life and the connection to HRM strategies and practices
(2018-10-26)Purpose: The purpose of the present thesis is to understand how different aspects, work and non-work related, drive engineers decision to either retire or extend working life. By identifying the drivers of an extended ... -
En aktivitetsbaserad arbetsplats och dess påverkan på ledarskapet - En studie utifrån medarbetarnas perspektiv
(2018-10-24)New organizational structures and practices are constantly introduced, which place new demands on the employer. A domain and concept that emerge in the context of workplace development is activity based working (from here ... -
PIRATES IN BINARY WATERS - ON COVERT CRIMES AND EDUCATED OFFENDERS
(2018-10-23)Aims and objectives In the modern era of digitalization new forms of crime called cybercrime emerged. This study, take a closer look at the efficiency of the routine activity theory (RAT) when applied to one of the most ... -
Stadsomvandling i Göteborg - En fallstudie av Västlänkens motiv & drivkrafter
(2018-10-19)This report examines underlying motives and forces of the West-Link project in Gothenburg Sweden, understood as a case of contemporary politically governed urban transformation. It analyzes and compares similarities and ... -
VÄRDERING AV ARBETSPRESTATIONER I POLICY OCH PRAKTIK - En kvalitativ fallstudie om prestationsbedömning och individuell lönesättning i högskolan
(2018-10-05)Syfte: Denna uppsats är en undersökning av hur prestationsbedömning och individuell lönesättning i samband med lönerevision går till i praktiken i en större organisation. Uppsatsens syfte är att beskriva vilka formella ... -
Gruppdynamik och Skam - En Sociologisk analys av ensamkommande flyktingbarns interaktioner på HVB-hem
(2018-10-05)In recent years there has been a persistent discussion in the media about the group “unaccompanied refugees”, especially regarding the problems occurring in their place of living, the residential care homes, also known as ... -
FÖRR ELLER SENARE ÅKER NÅGON DIT - En kvalitativ studie om otillbörliga relationer inom Kriminalvården
(2018-10-01)Aims and objectives: The aim of this study is to gain knowledge of how inappropriate relationships within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service are constructed as a social problem in policy, by prison officers and by ... -
UPPLEVELSER AV ARBETSTRYGGHET - Med fokus på klasspositionens påverkan på subjektiv anställnings- & sysselsättningstrygghet
(2018-09-24)Syfte och frågeställningar: Studiens huvudsakliga syfte är att analysera klasspositionens påverkan på subjektiv anställnings- och sysselsättningstrygghet. Som en bakgrund framhävs arbetsmarknadsflexibilitet som en ... -
Vikten av en balanserad lönemodell - En kvantitativ undersökning om sambandet mellan teknikkonsulters lönemodell och deras tendens att lämna sitt företag
(2018-09-21)Purpose The purpose of the study is to examine if there is any relationship between the salary model of the technical consultants and their tendency to leave the employer and also what type of salary model is considered ... -
FESTIVAL SOM FRIZON- En kvalitativ studie om tjejers upplevelser av festivaler/otrygghet och behovet av trygga rum
(2018-09-19)Syfte och frågeställningar: Syftet med studien är att få en bild av vilka upplevelser tjejer har av festivaler och otrygghet. Jag vill med den här uppsatsen bidra med en förståelse av hur behovet av en separatistisk ... -
TEMPUS FUGIT - Om effektivitet i förundersökningar av brott mot barn
(2018-09-17)Aims and objectives: The aim of the present study is to identify and analyze the factors that may stand in the way of the efficiency of investigations of crimes against children in the context of Barnahus Gothenburg’s ... -
”DOM BLIR AV MED ANSVARET NÄR DOM FÅR BETALA FÖR DET” - En studie om våldsutsatthet i samband med sexköp
(2018-09-17)Aims and objectives The aim of the study is to examine how people with experience of selling sex speak about their vulnerability to violence from sex buyers. The study also analyses the interviewees view on the legal ... -
HUR KAN VI BYGGA BORT BROTT OCH BYGGA FRAM TRYGGHET? - En studie rörande hur CPTED kan implementeras i Västra Nordstan i Göteborg
(2018-09-13)Aims and objectives: The aims of the study were defined in collaboration with a representative from the local police department in Gothenburg. The first aim was to identify and present current problem-areas in Västra ... -
Brand and Culture - The external influence on the internal A case study of culture building in relation to brand and challenges with the concept of building culture from the outside-in
(2018-09-10)Purpose: This study investigates how a culture building process within the retail sector might be influenced by the case organization's external brand. The study also aims to identify possible challenges with the concept ... -
“IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO REDUCE HR WORK TO JUST BEING A SIDE FUNCTION IN ORGANISATIONS” - A qualitative study about HR managers work with employee well-being and reconciliation concerning demands from line-managers and employees
(2018-09-07)Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate and analyze the individual experience of HR managers, in their work with employee well-being, reconciliation with demands and maintain their professional status. Theory: ... -
FEEDBACK, GOAL SETTING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN A FAST-CHANING ENVIRONMENT - A study of employees´perceptions
(2018-09-06)Purpose: This thesis aims to study how employees perceive their feedback environment and goal setting in relation to performance management. Theory: This study is based upon the theoretical understanding of the mechanisms ... -
REACTIVE, PROACTIVE OR CUTTING EDGE COMPETENCE STRATEGIES IN MANUFACTURING - Meeting the demands of dynamic capabilities in the era of digitalisation
(2018-09-06)Purpose: This study aims to explore how managers navigate, in order to strategically develop their workforce’s competence, in response to digitalisation. Theory: The theoretical framework used to analyse the empirical ... -
DISCRIMINATION BY AVOIDANCE - A study of mechanisms that contribute to the under-representation of Indigenous players in leadership positions within the Australian football institution
(2018-09-06)Purpose: The aim is to explore diversity management in the Australian football institution, its clubs and state organisations, and its work to improve the representation of Indigenous players in leadership positions, such ... -
HOW TO MOTIVATE THE STARS? - A qualitative study on how to retain high potential employees
(2018-09-06)Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine the factors that make high potential employees motivated and satisfied in their working life. The aim is to investigate these factors so that companies can retain high ... -
IS THERE SUCH A THING AS 'OBJECTIVE RECRUITMENT’? Awareness of homosociality in the 'test tool’ industry
(2018-09-06)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore test tools as a generally accepted practice used as part of formalised recruitment processes. We strive to understand in which ways test tools aim to counteract discrimination ...