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Temporary Agency Workers’ Perceptions on Organizational Supports and Affective Organizational Commitment
(2013-08-09)
Temporary agency workers have become a global trend in the contemporary work forces, under the
pressure of cost effectiveness through employment flexiblility. Temporary agency workers keep
unique dual ralationships ...
It is not about your Style - An Investigation on Managerial Soft Skills and Attributes Related to Positive Leadership Styles in the Service Sector
(2022-10-18)
Purpose: Managerial work and leadership are linked to the organization of the work of others.
Managers are responsible for planning and scheduling work, allocating resources and directly
monitoring the work progress in ...
En granskning av problemet otrygghet i nationella och lokala dokument rörande ett trygghetsfrämjande arbete/An examination of the ‘problem’ insecurity in national and local documents concerning safety work.
(2023-08-29)
The aim and objectives of this study is to examine how the ‘problem’ insecurity is treated in national
and local documents for preventing crime and increasing safety. In order to address our questions
both qualitative ...
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 ...
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 ...
Leadership in times of crisis - A qualitative study during the Covid-19 pandemic about emerging leadership strategies and practices
(2022-10-18)
Purpose: The aim of this study is threefold. It aims to understand how leadership
strategies and practices were challenged, adapted, and developed during the
Covid-19 pandemic and to identify challenges and opportunities ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...