Browsing Masteruppsatser (Department of Sociology and Work Science / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap) by Title
Now showing items 269-287 of 287
-
Vad är tifo? En sociokulturell studie om tifons plats och mening inom den svenska supporterkulturen.
(2020-08-27)Tifo could shortly be described as the visual arrangement that fans are performing before the game starts. The purpose with tifo is to honour the team and to create an atmosphere to the game. Earlier research has mainly ... -
VARFÖR LÄMNAR POLISER? En fallstudie om Polismyndighetens oförmåga att behålla sin personal
(2018-07-05)Purpose: A massive criticism has blossomed up towards the Swedish police authority due to the great dissatisfaction that exist within the police. The number of police officers who resigned has increased significantly in ... -
Vem eller vad är en vän? - Den sociala vänskapens betydelse för vägen ut ur kriminalitet
(2014-01-16)Aims and objectives: The aim of the present study is to examine the importance of friendship in the process of change in offending and desistance from crime. This has since long been a widely researched area in ... -
Victim Company: The Relationship Between Women and Dogs in Intimate Partner Violence Situations
(2022-06-30)Previous research shows that women are falling victims to severe types of intimate partner violence, such as intimate terrorism, and that there is a link between this and violence against non-human animals. Dogs have a ... -
Vilka aspekter av ett arbete gör att människor vill stanna eller byta arbete? - En kvantitativ studie om viljan att byta arbete
(2020-09-23)The purpose of this study is to investigate what decides that people want to change job in Sweden. This study uses a previously conducted survey based on international social survey program ISSP 2015, and the methods of ... -
WAGE-FORMATION, FROM CENTRAL AGREEMENT TO LOCAL ABILITY TO ACT - An interview study of the discourse(s) of wageformation - between social partners and Employers on the Swedish labour market
(2019-11-14)Purpose: The purpose of this research is to identify institutions and market forces through discourses concerning central and local wage-formation. This study’s objective is to contribute to the research field of ... -
WANT TO KNOW WHAT I KNOW? An assessment of Knowledge Sharing in a Knowledge Intensive Firm
(2020-09-08)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to on an organisational level assess knowledge sharing in a Knowledge Intensive Firm. Theory: The main theories used are; Dreyfus’s (2004) model of expert knowledge, Human Capital ... -
WE LOOK AT CRIME THROUGH THE LENS OF GEOGRAPHIC BEHAVIOUR - Geographic profiling in operational settings
(2019-03-25)Aims and objectives: This study aims to investigate in what investigative context the use of geographic profiling is appropriate, but also to contribute with a breadth of knowledge and understanding of the methodology ... -
What do you know? Easing Soldiers´ transition to the civilian labour market by making knowledge understandable
(2015-01-12)The purpose of this study was to broaden the understanding of how armed forces make the knowledge of their soldiers understandable to civilian actors and the soldiers themselves. A case study was carried out in which the ... -
What is the business of public housing? - A new policy for Gothenburg’s ‘particularly vulnerable areas’
(2021-10-01)In 2020, the City Council of Gothenburg declared that no part of the city would remain on the Swedish Police’s list of ‘particularly vulnerable areas’ by the year 2025 and charged the municipal housing company The Framtiden ... -
What Makes Us Act? Factors Affecting Voluntary Job Mobility
(2015-01-13)Voluntary job mobility is an important question for organisations. Companies are investing a great amount of money, time and effort in recruiting and the training of employees. This study will illustrate factors affecting ... -
When conflicting interests meet - A critical study of the collaboration and ideals in the project BoStad2021
(2020-11-04)Decision-makers in Gothenburg face major challenges in solving the housing shortage. As a response, the housing project BoStad2021 has been initiated by public and private actors with the goal of constructing 7,000 new ... -
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 ... -
“Who Cares? - A Study on Fatherhood after Separation in Sweden and Germany”
(2021-06-30)Within the theoretical framework of caring masculinities, the integration of care values in men’s identities is emphasized as an essential facilitator of gender equality. Men themselves have been dedicating more time and ... -
Why are immigrants absent from environmental movements? - A qualitative report of educated immigrants’ perspectives on climate change and environmental activism in Sweden
(2021-10-07)Environmental crisis is one of the most important issues of the past decades therefore ecological movements tackling it are getting more and more attention. This report explores the reasons behind the lack of participation ... -
WHY NOT TAKE A STEP FURTHER? - Analysis of challenges in early stage adoption of HR-Analytics in Swedish organizations HR-Analytics in Swedish organizations
(2019-11-15)Purpose: This study aims to explore how Swedish organizations precede or strategically act to gain trust in HR analytics, what challenges they identify in the process of implementation and how they strategically act to ... -
WORK ‘‘WITHOUT BORDERS’’- FLEXIBLE WORK AND ITS CONSEQUENCES A case study of a NGO in Greece during the economic recession
(2015-11-30)The aim of this study was twofold. On the one hand, the purpose was to provide a better understanding on how work is organised in a non-profit organisation through the spectrum of flexibility and what its consequences are ... -
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 ... -
WORKPLACE CONFLICTS IN PUBLIC ELDERY CARE HOMES An Exploration of Employee Experiences of Workplace Conflicts and the Role of Cross-Cultural Differences.
(2017-11-03)Abstract Essay/Thesis: 30 hp Programme: Strategic Human Resource Management and Labour Relations Level: Masters /Second Cycle Semester/year: Spring /2017 Supervisor: Thomas Jordan Examiner: Anna Peixoto Report No: ...