Masteruppsatser (Department of Sociology and Work Science / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap): Recent submissions
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Hindrad: om negativt bemötande av assistans- och ledarhundsförare
(2023-11-28)Previous research, articles in the media, and appeals to the Discrimination Ombudsman on the subject document the negative treatment of guide and assistance dog users, despite in-place legislation for protection of people ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
ORGANISATIONAL ATTRACTIVENESS IN A TIME OF CRISIS - Employer knowledge within the pharmaceutical field during the Covid-19 pandemic
(2023-02-03)Purpose: The aim of this thesis is to investigate how organisational attractiveness in the pharmaceutical industry has been influenced by increased media attention due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on a case of a ... -
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 ... -
Employer branding in practice - Performing employer branding in a consulting company
(2023-02-03)Purpose: There are many studies regarding employer branding, however many focus on its effects or how it should be implemented for optimal results. With some exceptions, few focus on how employer branding is practised. The ... -
LEARNING IN PROJECT-BASED ORGANISATIONS - A case study of a labour market integration project
(2023-02-03)Purpose: This study aims to improve the understanding of the challenges and opportunities to develop new competencies and implement new learnings in project-based organisations for the labour market integration of ... -
Mentorship as an HR practice - A case study on Region Västra Götalands’s pilot project on mentorship programmes
(2023-02-03)The purpose of this study is to investigate what implications a mentorship programme can have on HR-practices. More specifically, the purpose is to identify how mentoring can affect the employees' social work environment ... -
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 ... -
HOW IS ORGANISATIONAL COMMITMENT AFFECTED BY WORKER FLEXIBILITY? - A quantitative report exploring the effects of worker flexibility on affective organisational commitment in a Swedish context.
(2023-02-03)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore if, and how, affective organisational commitment (AOC) is affected by worker flexibility. Previous research usually promotes affective organisational commitment as a whole, ... -
Environmental Concern and Economic Growth: Public Opinion Across 107 Countries From 1995 to 2022
(2022-12-02)This study examines three questions across countries and over time. First, how the public is prioritizing between the environment and economic growth is investigated. Second, the association between how the public prioritizes ... -
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 ... -
”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 ... -
“Likes - the new Self?” How does social currency affect yoga practitioners in Sweden?
(2022-10-31)This article discusses the impact of social currency on yoga practitioners in Sweden, emphasising the relation between social currency, sexualisation and yoga. Social currency is best described as the more likes on social ... -
ACTING COMPETITIVELY IN A CONSTANTLY CHANGING CONTEXT - A quantitative study on competitive employee behaviour
(2022-10-18)For organisations to stay competitive in current circumstances entailing great uncertainties, swift changes, and continuous development, they need employees who are willing to both initiate and adapt to such changes. ...