Search for dissertations about: "Working hours"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 144 swedish dissertations containing the words Working hours.

  2. 1. Prerequisites for alternative working hours in an FMS

    Author : Sofia Börjesson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; technical autonomy; adminisrtative autonomy; time autonomy; technical design; flexible manufacturing system FMS ; work schedduling; work design; working hours;

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  4. 2. Working out work : from personal informatics to redesigning work

    Author : Fatemeh Moradi; Mikael Wiberg; Andreas Lund; Tommy Olsson; Jodi Forlizzi; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Personal Informatics; Quantified Self; Redesigning Work; Contextual Design; Observational Ethnographic Studies; Concept Development; Prototyping; Design Space;

    Abstract : "Personal Informatics" (PI) and "Quantified Self" (QS) are two contemporary notions in the field of Human–Computer Interaction. Such hardware and software systems gather personalized quantified data and visualize them for the purpose of supporting self-reflection. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Highs and Lows of Work-Time Control : Exploring the role of control over working hours for health

    Author : Sophie Charlotte Albrecht; Constanze Leineweber; Göran Kecklund; Pascale Le Blanc; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; flexible work; flexible work-time arrangements; autonomy; psychosocial working conditions; longitudinal; mental health; physical health; work-life balance; folkhälsovetenskap; Public Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Flexible work-time arrangements are thought to create ways of aligning work and private life and facilitate recovery. While temporal flexibility is found to generally bolster work–life balance, its effects on health outcomes are less well known. READ MORE

  6. 4. Health and ill health in working women – balancing work and recovery

    Author : Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz; Petra Lindfors; Ulf Lundberg; Hege R. Eriksen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Allostatic Load; Biological markers; Dentistry; Exercise; Fatigue; Physical Activity; Public health care; Overcommitment; Reduced working hours; Stress; Upper Extremity Disorder; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : Work conditions within the public health care sector are physically and psychosocially demanding. This means that balancing work with recovery is essential for employees in order to avoid ill health and stay healthy. This thesis is based on four studies. READ MORE

  7. 5. Arbetstidens symbolvärde : om historisk kontinuitet och förändring i synen på arbetstid samt normers inverkan på arbetstidens gestaltning

    Author : Calle Rosengren; Jan Forslin; Eskil Ekstedt; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Working time; working life; organizational culture and social norms; Arbetstid; arbetsliv; organisationskultur och normer; Manufacturing engineering and work sciences; Produktion och arbetsvetenskap;

    Abstract : The point of departure of the present thesis is what happens to working time in sections of the labor market where the content of production is becoming more knowledge-intensive, that is, where production is largely based on creativity, knowledge development and communication – processes that are difficult to control and locate in time. Paired with the rise in information and communication technology (ICT), room for interpretation is created by necessity as concerns the boundaries of work and what constitutes a satisfactory work effort. READ MORE