Masteruppsatser (Department of Sociology and Work Science / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap): Recent submissions
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Fighting Online Sexual Harassments - A Qualitative Study of Strategies Applied within a Feminist Digital Affective Public
(2018-11-14)Online sexual harassments are an increasing societal issue, affecting women on a daily basis, and resulting in exclusion from the public sphere. When a particular group is refrained from participating on equal grounds, ... -
THE ART OF CRUNCH - A quantitative study on the effects of a high-pressured period during video game production on organizational commitment
(2018-11-07)The video gaming industry is one of the most lucrative markets in the world, yet surprisingly, little research is devoted to the industry. Most of the research that can be found about the video gaming industry is primarily ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
ÖVERGREPP, MODERSKAP OCH GIRIGHET – Fiktiva skildringar av kvinnliga gärningspersoner i svenska kriminalfilmer
(2018-09-05)Aims and objectives: The aim of this study is to examine depictions of female offenders of lethal violence in 24 Swedish fictional crime movies. From the perspectives of cultural criminology and postmodern feministic ... -
INTOXICATED WITNESSES TO IPV: The Effects of Alcohol Intoxication and Repeated Interviewing on Perceived Aggression
(2018-09-05)Aims and objectives: Many witnesses law-practitioners deal with are intoxicated, especially witnesses to violent crime such as intimate partner violence. There is little research, however, regarding how alcohol influences ... -
KOMMUNALA FRITIDSGÅRDAR, EN PLATS DÄR KRIMINALITET KAN MOTVERKAS? - En kvalitativ studie med fokus på personalens syn på sitt arbete
(2018-09-03)Aims and objectives: Previous research shows that recreation centers have a greater proportion of visitors with social problems than other recreation activities. The consequence of that can be that an antisocial climate ... -
TILLFÄLLET GÖR TJUVEN? - En kriminologisk studie av tillfällesstrukturen för bedrägerier
(2018-08-28)Aims and objectives: The aim of this study was to increase the knowledge of fraud and therefore contribute with a greater understanding of the phenomenon. It was also to study how different kind of frauds’ opportunity ...