Masteruppsatser (Department of Sociology and Work Science / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap)
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ORGANISATIONAL ATTRACTIVENESS IN A TIME OF CRISIS - Employer knowledge within the pharmaceutical field during the Covid-19 pandemic
(2023-02-03)Purpose: The aim of this thesis is to investigate how organisational attractiveness in the pharmaceutical industry has been influenced by increased media attention due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on a case of a ... -
WHO AM I? - A qualitative study on high-skilled IT-consultants’ identity work in a triangular relationship with employer and client
(2023-02-03)Purpose: This study aims to increase the understanding of how high-skilled IT-consultants are involved in identity work when being in a triangular relationship with an employing firm and a client firm, but also how temporary ... -
Employer branding in practice - Performing employer branding in a consulting company
(2023-02-03)Purpose: There are many studies regarding employer branding, however many focus on its effects or how it should be implemented for optimal results. With some exceptions, few focus on how employer branding is practised. The ... -
LEARNING IN PROJECT-BASED ORGANISATIONS - A case study of a labour market integration project
(2023-02-03)Purpose: This study aims to improve the understanding of the challenges and opportunities to develop new competencies and implement new learnings in project-based organisations for the labour market integration of ... -
Mentorship as an HR practice - A case study on Region Västra Götalands’s pilot project on mentorship programmes
(2023-02-03)The purpose of this study is to investigate what implications a mentorship programme can have on HR-practices. More specifically, the purpose is to identify how mentoring can affect the employees' social work environment ... -
THE EFFECTS OF LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP - A Qualitative Study on How Remote Work Affects the Relationship Between HR and Line Managers
(2023-02-03)Aim: The public sector in Sweden has a complex municipal structure responsible for services such as public education, social services, waste disposal, child and elderly care. The last decades, the public sector in Sweden ... -
HOW IS ORGANISATIONAL COMMITMENT AFFECTED BY WORKER FLEXIBILITY? - A quantitative report exploring the effects of worker flexibility on affective organisational commitment in a Swedish context.
(2023-02-03)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore if, and how, affective organisational commitment (AOC) is affected by worker flexibility. Previous research usually promotes affective organisational commitment as a whole, ... -
Environmental Concern and Economic Growth: Public Opinion Across 107 Countries From 1995 to 2022
(2022-12-02)This study examines three questions across countries and over time. First, how the public is prioritizing between the environment and economic growth is investigated. Second, the association between how the public prioritizes ... -
Private security officers on Hot Spot Patrol - A mixed method multiple case study
(2022-11-18)Aims and objectives: This thesis aimed to gain knowledge of the extent private security officers patrolling public spaces ‘work’. By considering the conditions the private security officers are intended to address, stipulated ... -
”Chefers förutsättningar att stödja medarbetare med vanliga psykiska sjukdomar” – en litteraturstudie
(2022-11-10)Background: Mental illness has increased in Sweden as well as in other countries. Mental illness can lead to common mental disorders such as depression, anxiety and exhaustion. Focus today is often on providing the ... -
“Likes - the new Self?” How does social currency affect yoga practitioners in Sweden?
(2022-10-31)This article discusses the impact of social currency on yoga practitioners in Sweden, emphasising the relation between social currency, sexualisation and yoga. Social currency is best described as the more likes on social ... -
ACTING COMPETITIVELY IN A CONSTANTLY CHANGING CONTEXT - A quantitative study on competitive employee behaviour
(2022-10-18)For organisations to stay competitive in current circumstances entailing great uncertainties, swift changes, and continuous development, they need employees who are willing to both initiate and adapt to such changes. ... -
IT WOULD BE EASY IF ONE WOULD KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO - A case study of how middle managers handled organizational culture differences during a post-merger integration phase in a Finnish multinational corporation
(2022-10-18)Purpose: This study aimed to examine middle managers’ experiences of differences in organizational culture during the post-merger integration phase, to figure out what kind of problematic consequences the differences lead ... -
PLAYING BALL - How HR professionals respond to institutional complexity
(2022-10-18)Purpose: This paper is positioned in the intensive strategic human resource management debate by paying attention to the daily practices of HR professionals. The aim of this cross-sectoral study is to gain a deeper ... -
Just like a virus, change is spreading - A qualitative study exploring how continuous change within a logistic company is perceived and executed by managers
(2022-10-18)Purpose: Together with a large logistic organisation, this paper investigates a change, called project S. This study explores the perspectives of the managers within the chosen case company, how they perceived, executed ... -
Leadership in times of crisis - A qualitative study during the Covid-19 pandemic about emerging leadership strategies and practices
(2022-10-18)Purpose: The aim of this study is threefold. It aims to understand how leadership strategies and practices were challenged, adapted, and developed during the Covid-19 pandemic and to identify challenges and opportunities ... -
Enabling trust through digital leadership practises - A qualitative study on employee’s perception of leadership trust in a digital work environment
(2022-10-18)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to further investigate how leaders can enable trust in a digital work environment, by looking at what digital leadership practice’s employees perceive as trust building. Theory: The ... -
Work-life balance crafting behaviours of managers from a gender perspective - A case study of a multinational corporation in the male-dominated automotive industry
(2022-10-18)Purpose: The aim of this research is to explore managers’ work-life balance (WLB) crafting behaviours within the male dominated automotive industry. The study adds to the literature by considering the individual’s room ... -
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE – IS IT JUST ABOUT BEING NICE? - A Qualitative Study on the Perceptions of Emotional Intelligence Amongst Leaders in a Multinational Organisational Context
(2022-10-18)Purpose: Emotional intelligence (EI) is a popular, highly used concept in organisations worldwide, which has not yet found a unified, central meaning, therefore creating communication errors. This study investigates the ... -
Can you hear me, ok? Is the video working all right? - Use of video tools in recruitment interviews from applicants’ and recruiters’ perspectives
(2022-10-18)Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the use of video tools in recruitment interviews, and what kind of experiences applicants and employers have of them. Moreover, the purpose is to understand the affects ...
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