Browsing Masteruppsatser (Department of Sociology and Work Science / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap) by Title
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CAN HR BE TRUSTED? A qualitative study about how police officers express trust in HR within the Police Authority of Sweden
(2017-11-03)Abstract A qualitative study has been made within the Police Authority of Sweden with the focus on how police officers express trust in HR. 29 interviews have been held where 20 of them were police officers on different ... -
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 ... -
Career paths for HR professionals within the shared service model -A comparative study of two cases
(2013-01-14)Career assistance in contemporary large organisations is one of the dealings of human resource (HR) departments who help employees planning and develop their career. An increasing trend is a transformation ... -
The changing emotion discourse in Sweden about Ukrainians fleeing the war to Sweden
(2023-08-29)The thesis aims to investigate the changing discourse surrounding Ukrainians fleeing the war and coming to Sweden within the time frame of 24th February 2022 to 31 st December 2022. Where the aim is to analyze how the ... -
CHANGING THE GAME: CAREER NAVIGATION OF WOMEN IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY IN SWEDEN
(2017-11-03)Abstract Essay/Thesis: 30 hp Program and/or course: Master thesis in Strategic HRM and Labour Relations Level: First Cycle/Second Cycle Semester/year: Spring 2017 Supervisor: Helen Peterson Examiner: Report ... -
”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 ... -
Civil Servant, Machine or Customer? - A Case on the Effects of the Swedish Government Service Centre
(2018-11-14)This case is an example of the Swedish Government Service Centre as a political project to rearrange and reinvent the public sector. It is a revelatory case, describing a process which begun quite recently, introducing the ... -
Close(d) to Nature - Modifying Work in Swedish Forestry
(2023-08-29)This thesis explores the discursive formation and modification of close-to-nature forestry (CNF) as an issue in the Swedish forestry debate. While forests are important for recreation, culture, and economy in Sweden, they ... -
Competence development from an institutional perspective in the light of Industry 4.0 - A qualitative study in the industry sector
(2022-10-18)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how external pressures such as industry 4.0 and the increased demands for digitalised practices this brings, has affected the investment in competence development at ... -
Competence Development: Conduct of and from within From development of skills to ‘shaping’ the behaviour
(2013-08-08)This article aims at analysing the use of such Human Resource Development practice, as Competence Development, to capture its underlying reasons in the organizational setting. The rationalistic viewpoint on the programme ... -
Conflict over Climate Change Politics - Governmentality and Resistance to the Expansion of Heathrow Airport
(2013-02-01)In 2008, the so-called Climate Change Act went through the UK Parliament. The bill was a commitment to radically reduce carbon emissions. During the same period of time, a third runway was planned at the London Heathrow ... -
Confronting informal resistance and empty commitment: Contradictions in the local adoption of gender mainstreaming
(2015-08-19)This article explores the local adoption of gender mainstreaming in Swedish public organisations in the Västra Götaland region. Using both observations and ethnographic interviews this study highlights the experiences ... -
Cooperating apart - a qualitative study about conditions for knowledge sharing in distributed communities of practice
(2016-08-23)Purpose: This study aims to understand conditions for maintaining knowledge sharing in distributed communities of practice (DCoPs) in the context of a multinational corporation by collecting team members’ perspectives. ... -
Creating the meaning of sustainability - A report on farmers' interpretation and framing of sustainability in Västra Götaland
(2021-06-30)The research aim is to explore differences between the farmers’ and the governmental definition of agricultural sustainability to ease process of reaching a mutual understanding. By frame analysis as the theoretical ... -
Cross Cultural Competence Development in the Public Sector - “The Exploration of Work Related Cross Cultural Encounters and Learning in the Work Place”
(2016-10-25)Purpose: To study and analyze how cross cultural encounters at work enhance cultural learning make employees culturally competent in order to increase knowledge about cultural competence development in the public ... -
Dags att gå hem? En studie om krogarnas förändrade stängningstider och våldsbrotten i Göteborg
(2014-06-16)In august 2013 the politicians in Gothenburg restricted pub closing time to 3 a.m. on Friday nights. The purpose was to reduce nighttime assaults in the city center. The aim of this thesis is to examine the effect on ... -
Decision-making at work: An explorative study of employees leading themselves through decision-making in a consultancy company.
(2019-11-14)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to gain deeper understanding of employees’ decision-making processes within a consultancy firm. The study aims to provide knowledge of what impact a self-leading role with large ... -
Development of HRM Development of HRM Practices in SMEs A Case Study from the Founders and CEOs’ Point of View
(2012-10-24)During formatives years, small firms have relies on various types of network in recruitment. Although the firms in this study had instability in profits, they have provided formal training since in the formative years. ... -
Diagnosens emotionella aspekter – En studie om att få en ADHD diagnos i vuxen ålder
(2020-05-05)This study explores emotions involved in receiving a diagnosis of ADHD in adulthood. The article used interviews and was based on sociological theory of emotions. Questions answered in the study were as follows: What are ... -
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 ...