Browsing Masteruppsatser (Department of Sociology and Work Science / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap) by Title
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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 ... -
Discursive Warfare: Bellingcat Challenging Dominant Actors
(2023-08-29)This article has examined how Bellingcat, as a contemporary digital social movement (DSM), challenges hegemonic discourses about global social injustices. Through a case study approach, this article has focused on the ... -
Divergent Meanings of Politics - a Study of Social Representations in Swedish Twitter Conversations
(2017-07-07)This article examines everyday thinking and common sense knowledge about the ontological meaning of politics. To map out patterns in such conceptions about politics the study analyzes Swedish political conversations on ... -
Do HR Business Partners become professionals after the HR transformation?
(2012-10-24)This master thesis is both a contribution to the academic and practical field of human resource management, with a comparative study at two multinational companies in Sweden. The report focuses on HR Business Partners ... -
”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 ... -
Downsizing in crisis - A comparative study on downsizing processes in Greece during the financial crisis
(2015-01-12)Downsizing is a subject increasingly studied during the last decades and from many different perspectives. However, the major part of the literature involves research during periods of economic stability. The special ... -
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 ... -
Eleven som konsument, skola som företag och utbildning som vara - fria skolvalet utifrån elever boende i förorten
(2012-10-24)Since the early 1990s, the Swedish school system has gone through overall structural changes. One of the most affecting and controversial reforms has been the marketization of the education system. This has enabled private ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
EMOTIONAL LABOUR IN A BUREAUCRATIC MEDIA CONTEXT ON HR - A study on emotional labour of academic and administrative employees at Greek universities about mobility scheme during the financial crisis
(2015-11-30)In recent years, emotions in the workplace have become a topic of interest in management; academics, researchers and authors are becoming interested in the topic of emotions in an organisation. One crucial topic of discussion ... -
EMOTIONAL LABOUR IN A BUREAUCRATIC MEDIA CONTEXT ON HR - A study on emotional labour of academic and administrative employees at Greek universities about mobility scheme during the financial crisis
(2016-08-23)In recent years, emotions in the workplace have become a topic of interest in management; academics, researchers and authors are becoming interested in the topic of emotions in an organisation. One crucial topic of discussion ... -
Emotions and Habitus-Narratives from Jewish Youth in Sweden on the relationship to Israel
(2021-07-05)This article explores the relationship between Jewishness and the state of Israel and looks at the emotional impact on the Jewish youth and diaspora in Sweden, as expressed in eight interviews with young Jews. Emotions ... -
Emotionsarbete och samarbete mellan läkare, sjuksköterskor och undersköterskor på akutmottagningar
(2023-08-29)This research examines cooperation between doctors, nurses and assistant nurses in five Swedish emergency departments, using emotion management to identify power and status dynamics. Building on theories from the field of ... -
Employee Engagement under Organizational Changes A Evaluation of Impact of Personnel Cost Reduction Project on Employee Engagement at Volvo Car Group
(2013-08-08)With the development of the study on Organizational commitment, a rather new term of Employee Engagement was brought up by researchers. It has been argued that compared with committed employees, the engaged employees ... -
THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE THROUGH A SPATIAL LENS - A qualitative study exploring the employee experience in an automotive organisation
(2024-01-23)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to obtain a holistic understanding of the employee experience by applying Lefebvre’s Spatial Triad as an analytical tool, as well as to contextually visualise the concept of the ...