Browsing Masteruppsatser (Department of Sociology and Work Science / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap) by Title
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Narcotics and Lethal Violence: Exploring the Organizational Structures of Organized Crime in Sweden
(2023-08-29)Prior to a few years ago, Sweden was known for having relatively low levels of lethal violence in Europe. However, since the early 2000s, the level of lethal violence in Sweden has increased and is now higher than many ... -
Non-mixity as an organizational and resistance tool for collective identification within French radical activist groups
(2022-01-21)This article investigates non-mixity (separatism), its functions, mechanisms, uses and impacts on specific groups within radical movements. Sense of belonging, frames, diasporic identities and diaological processes are ... -
THE NOSTALGIA - Perceptions of Non-European Skilled-immigrants on their Professional Career Sacrifices in Sweden
(2022-10-18)Purpose: Purpose of this study is to identify the perceptions of high-skilled non-European immigrants about their professional career sacrifices after migrating to Sweden. Focus group of this thesis are the non-European ... -
Not Right Now - Men’s Emotional Reflexivity and Future Engagement Regarding Children in Late Modernity’s Acceleration
(2023-08-29)In Sweden, just like in other European countries, fertility rates have declined, and an increasing number of men are childless at older ages. The increasing risk of childlessness has been argued to be due to the postponement ... -
”Ny på jobbet varje dag” En studie om behovsanställdas hantering av problem i arbetet och relation till fast anställda
(2012-10-24)During the past 30 years the proportion of temporary employed has increased in Sweden. This has to do with corporate strivings to have a more numerically flexible labour force. Earlier research shows that it generates ... -
Obtaining Local Universality Making Social Skills Training Fit Swedish Social Psychiatry
(2015-09-17)This article aims at analyzing the implementation of the Swedish version of the evidence-based Social & Independent Living Skills Program (Ett Självständigt Liv) in Swedish social psychiatry. Using ethnography and actor-network ... -
OCCUPATIONS AND DIGITAL CHALLENGES - A qualitative study about the implementation of digital work methods in dental care
(2021-08-31)Purpose: This research aims to study how a qualified professional occupation experiences the implementation of digitalized work methods in their daily work. More specifically, how dentist professionals respond to the ... -
EN OFÖRLÖST POTENTIAL - Föreställningar, förväntningar och förutsättningar i samverkan mellan polis och skola
(2016-11-03)Aims and objectives: Disorder and criminality among youths in primary schools located in deprived areas, have been debated as a problem in Swedish politics and media. Claims about increased police presence in target schools ... -
Old-age social exclusion: The role of social relations in loneliness and social isolation
(2018-01-23)Objective: Social exclusion has intersecting dimensions in old age. This article focuses on one particular dimension: exclusion from social relations. The aim of the study is to examine if reciprocity patterns within ... -
OM INTE… En narrativ studie om hur bakgrund och organisatoriska hinder påverkar kvinnors narkotikamissbruk
(2016-06-30)Aims and objectives: Drug abuse is a not only a considerable public health problem, it´s a serious social and societal issue that society should try it´s best to solve, or at least reduce. With this study, I would like to ... -
On Translation and Evaluation in Local Wage Setting - A Case Study on Sweden:The Local Wage Setting Process Within a Public Relations Agency
(2019-11-15)Purpose: The purpose of the study is to describe how employees are being translated and evaluated through the organizational wage setting process within a Public Relations agency in Sweden. Subsequently, this study aims ... -
ONBOARDING PROGRAM FOR RECENT IMMIGRANT NEWCOMERS - An opportunity for the organization to learn
(2019-11-15)Purpose: The aim of this master thesis is to study how organizations learn from onboarding of recent immigrant newcomers. Theory: The theory of organizational learning is applied. A learning process framework of 4 i: s ... -
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 ... -
Opportunities and barriers for circular economy-business models Comparing conditions for rental in markets dominated by sales
(2016-08-24)The purpose of this article is to describe motives, opportunities and barriers, and their similarities and differences, for firms that rent out products in markets dominated by sale firms. This is empirically investigated ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
OVERCOMING ORGANISATIONAL CHALLENGES - A qualitative study about a changing environment and conflict potential in an industrial company
(2024-01-24)Purpose The purpose of the study is to identify and explore the employees’ perspectives on the root causes of existing conflicts and conflict potential in an industrial organisation due to increased customer demand at ... -
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 ... -
Paid to quit - The experience of being bought out of employment
(2016-08-23)The purpose of this report is to explore employee buyouts from the employee’s point of view and further the aim is to describe and explain former employee’s experience of going through a buyout process. The theory of the ...