Department of Sociology and Work Science / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap: Recent submissions
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“Ofta pratar jag med mina kollegor för att då kan jag få lite perspektiv” - En kvalitativ studie om lärares upplevelse och hantering av emotionella krav samt deras erfarenheter av välmående i yrket
(2020-10-06)The purpose of the study is to, from teacher’s perspective, discuss and increase the understanding of experiences that give them a feeling of wellbeing in their daily work when dealing with the emotional demands that are ... -
Emotional labour and racialised subordination in the service sector: A study of migrants’ server experiences in Sweden’s catering industry
(2020-09-25)This dissertation explores the implications of ethnic penalties and of emotional labour on the ethnic segmentation of Sweden’s labour market. Taking the catering industry as a critical case, this study examines foreign-born ... -
Vilka aspekter av ett arbete gör att människor vill stanna eller byta arbete? - En kvantitativ studie om viljan att byta arbete
(2020-09-23)The purpose of this study is to investigate what decides that people want to change job in Sweden. This study uses a previously conducted survey based on international social survey program ISSP 2015, and the methods of ... -
Institutional difference-making and negotiations of belonging: experiences of "Swedish as second language"
(2020-09-23)The focus of this paper is on the ambiguous selection-principles that constitute the foundation of Swedish as second language and how this ambiguity may lead to reproduction and consolidation of racist discourses and ... -
Att samla ägg från vilda fåglar – en kriminologisk orsaksanalys
(2020-09-16)Aims and objectives: Collecting eggs from wild birds used to be one of the most popular forms of natural history collecting in nineteenth century Europe, including Sweden, until its criminalization in the 1950s. Egg ... -
BARRIERS IN BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT - A case study of how certain organizational practices lead to non-inclusion from employees’ perspectives
(2020-09-09)Purpose: The purpose of this master thesis is to explore the specific organizational practices acting as barriers in promoting inclusion at the workplace from employees’ perspectives. The same is explored with a two-fold ... -
Organisational trust in HR - Exploring managers and employees demands and expectations of the HR function
(2020-09-09)Purpose: This study aims to explore how the Human Resource (HR) function tackle demands on trust in a multinational medical-technical company by identifying managers and employees’ expectations. Furthermore, the study ... -
PERCEPTION OF WORKPLACE LEADERSHIP BY FOREIGN EMPLOYEES IN AN AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY An exploration of leadership styles and workplace leadership differences between Sweden and other countries
(2020-09-09)The purpose of this study is to explore the leadership styles used by managers in a Swedish automotive company, how employees with foreign backgrounds perceive the leadership styles of their respective managers and if ... -
HOW HUMAN RESOURCES MAINTAIN LEGITIMACY IN WORK ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT A qualitative research about how Human Resources navigate challenges in organisational and social work environment
(2020-09-09)Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate how Human Resources within the private sector in Sweden, maintain legitimacy in the work environment management and to what extent the legislation is supportive. ... -
ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT RESOURCES - A PRECONDITION FOR PRACTICING HEALTH PROMOTING LEADERSHIP? A questionnaire study
(2020-09-08)The purpose of this study was to investigate if health promoting leadership orientations (Participative leadership, Developmental leadership, Health oriented leadership) were associated with organisational support resources ... -
WANT TO KNOW WHAT I KNOW? An assessment of Knowledge Sharing in a Knowledge Intensive Firm
(2020-09-08)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to on an organisational level assess knowledge sharing in a Knowledge Intensive Firm. Theory: The main theories used are; Dreyfus’s (2004) model of expert knowledge, Human Capital ... -
IT TAKES TWO SIDES TO BUILD A BRIDGE A qualitative study of the interaction between HR- and IT-professionals in cross-functional teams
(2020-09-08)Purpose: This study aims to investigate cross-functional teams in a multinational setting. The purpose is to understand the perceptions among HR- and IT-professionals in cross-functional teams. Using sensemaking theory ... -
Vem har apan på sin axel? En kvalitativ studie om teamledarskap på ett företag inom fastighetsbranschen
(2020-09-08)Due to the increased need of organizational adaptation and the need to remain competitive, teams have become an important function for building organizations, as the need for different skills, competences and experiences ... -
Between routine and moral obligation: Exploring family consumption, emotions and sustainable lifestyles
(2020-09-08)Consumption and production are crucial areas for reducing societies’ impact on the climate and environment and this is also one of the United Nations’ global goals for sustainable development. Despite that the risks of ... -
Impact of educational system on pupils’ well-being: Measurement construction of psychological, cognitive and social well-being
(2020-09-08)The aim of the study was to examine how the psychological, cognitive and social dimensions of well-being were constructed regarding Swedish Grade 6 pupils’ school experiences, and whether the three constructs differed ... -
Pulsmätning – nya medarbetarenkäten? Pulsmätning och dess effekt på engagemang på arbetsplatser
(2020-09-08)To investigate the psychosocial work environment in organisations, employee surveys are often used as a tool to supply management with information on employees’ well-being, group dynamics and their experience based on the ... -
NEURODIVERSITET I ARBETSLIVET - En kvalitativ studie om kognitiva olikheter på arbetsplatsen utifrån ett organisationsperspektiv
(2020-09-03)This study examines the exclusion of neurodivergent individuals with autism in today’s labour market. There is a lack of skills and competences in several industries, but still, these individuals who are cognitive different ... -
En attraktiv arbetsgivare - Att stärka sitt arbetsgivarvarumärke i offentliga organisationer
(2020-09-03)Background and problems: In this study, we want to investigate how a larger public organization deals with strengthening its employer brand while also wanting to be an attractive employer. The study wants to illustrate ... -
Vikten av chefens kompetens - “Vad väger tyngst? ”
(2020-09-03)The aim of the paper is to identify which competencies are asked for in workplace announcements for managers in a specific region. To achieve the purpose the authors of this paper have chosen three research questions. 1. ... -
Det sociala stödet från HR till enhetschefer
(2020-09-03)As a line manager you have a lot of responsibility and work burden and you also often get the feeling of being alone. Therefore the social support is an important element in order to handle the daily challenges that the ...