Browsing Masteruppsatser (Department of Sociology and Work Science / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap) by Title
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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 ... -
PENNINGTVÄTT - En kvalitativ studie utifrån ett kriminologiskt tillfälles- och möjlighetsperspektiv
(2018-08-27)Over the past few years, money laundering has become a huge problem worldwide, due to globalization and new technologies. Previous research indicates that money laundering has an extremely negative impact on society, ... -
PERCEPTION OF WORKPLACE LEADERSHIP BY FOREIGN EMPLOYEES IN AN AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY An exploration of leadership styles and workplace leadership differences between Sweden and other countries
(2020-09-09)The purpose of this study is to explore the leadership styles used by managers in a Swedish automotive company, how employees with foreign backgrounds perceive the leadership styles of their respective managers and if ... -
Perspektiv på underrättelseanalys -produkten, processen och professionen
(2014-10-08)Aims and objectives: The main purpose of this study is to map different perspectives on products, processes and the profession among analysts in an intelligence context. A further goal is to ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
PLIKTER SOM SKAPAR KONFLIKTER - En kriminologisk orsaksanalys om narkotika på Östra sjukhuset.
(2020-08-13)Aims and objectives: A hospital is a place where, stated in Swedish law, everyone has the right to high quality equal care. Östra Hospital is located in Gothenburg and hosts, besides ordinary care facilities, multiple ... -
Polisens arbete mot sexköp – gräsrotsbyråkrater, eldsjälar och projektmakare
(2022-06-23)Aims and objectives: Previous research highlights the need for following up and evaluating the methods and operations that are currently in use to prevent the purchase of sexual services. With regards to the police as ... -
POST-MERGER CONFLICTS - An explorative perspective on the application of conflict theories in merger analysis
(2019-11-15)Purpose The aim of this study was to find out how the application of a conflict theory perspective can contribute to new and/or different knowledge in the field of mergers and acquisitions, as compared to the more commonly ... -
THE POWER OF LABOUR MARKET INTERMEDIARIES - On Matching Spaces, Networks and Relations in Sweden’s Knowledge-Intensive Sector
(2024-01-23)Purpose: In the last decade, Labour Market Intermediaries (LMIs) in the knowledge-intensive sector in Sweden have gained increasing attention as important actors in the labour market. As the influence of LMIs most likely ... -
Prioritizing Violence Prevention - An evaluation of the implementation of a school-based initiative to prevent violence in Sweden
(2022-08-18)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of a violence prevention initiative called Northeast Free from Violence (NFFV), in a Swedish lower-elementary school. The aim was to explore how the initiative ... -
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 ... -
Radikalisering og voldelig ekstremisme i skolen - LÆRERNES OG LEDELSENS PERSPEKTIV PÅ UTFORDRINGER, BEGRENSNINGER OG MULIGHETER I DET FOREBYGGENDE ARBEIDET
(2017-01-12)Aim and objectives: The aim of this study is to describe and conceptualize the perspectives of school teachers and leaders concerning preventive work against radicalization and violent extremism. Furthermore, the study ... -
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 ... -
RECRUITERS’ STRATEGIES FOR CANDIDATE ATTRACTION - A qualitative analysis on technical recruiters’ individual strategies for attracting candidates at the first recruitment meeting in Turkey
(2024-01-23)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine recruiters’ potential to play a role in candidate attraction, from the perspective of the recruiter, in the recruitment processes, by looking at recruiters’ individual ... -
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION - The Case of National Oil Refinery Company-SO.NA.RA (Sarl), CAMEROON
(2013-03-27)This study focuses on the implications of the recruitment policy and the overall business strategies of SO.NA.RA-Cameroon. The study also strives to illuminate CSR as a strategic ingredient to be integrated in HRM ... -
REMOTE WORK: TOOL OF CHANGE OR MERELY A MIRROR OF OLD PRACTICES? - A qualitative study on remote work experiences and gender regimes in Slovak context
(2022-10-18)Purpose: The study explores how employee remote work experiences may vary based on the local context, status position and gender of the employees. The study explores these relationships and their implications in the context ... -
Resistance to Organizational Change and the Value of Communication: the case of Volvo Cars Human Resources Department
(2015-01-12)The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the consequences of Human Resource (HR) transformation from an individual perspective. With the theory brought up by Ulrich, HR transformation is a process and means for ... -
REWARDING WORK OR WORKING FOR REWARD? - A qualitative case study about total rewards and work motivation among white-collar workers in Sweden
(2019-11-15)Purpose: This thesis aims to study how the different elements of total rewards system (TRS) correspond with white-collar workers’ motivation in Sweden and how the identified total reward factors correspond to different ... -
Ett riktigt brott - En rapport om polisens utredningar av mäns våld mot kvinnor
(2021-01-11)Rapporten undersöker brottsutredning på polisens enhet Brott i nära relationer (BNR) i Storgöteborg med syfte att undersöka hur diskursordningen ser ut. I undersökningen används Norman Faircloughs tredimensionella kritiska ...