Search for dissertations about: "white-collar"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the word white-collar.

  2. 1. The work of job seeking : studies on career advice for white-collar workers

    Author : Marinette Fogde; Mats Ekström; Kerstin Jacobsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; job seeking; career advice; employability; governmentality; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : In contemporary working life, training and guidance on how to write a curriculum vitae (CV) or succeed at an interview are fundamental features of job seeking. This kind of training and guidance, which emphasizes communicative skills and performance, entails ideals and norms in the process of becoming employed. READ MORE

  4. 2. Legal bribes? : An analysis of corporate donations to electoral campaigns

    Author : Nubia Evertsson; Janne Flyghed; David O. Friedrichs; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; legal bribes; electoral donations; electoral financing; corruption; political white-collar crime; creative compliance; kriminologi; Criminology;

    Abstract : In this research I analyse how the existence of regulations that allow private funding of election campaigns have created opportunities for crime. Three specific questions are addressed here: 1. Do electoral donations increase political corruption? 2. Why do companies give electoral donations? 3. READ MORE

  5. 3. Learning from members : tools for strategic positioning and service innovation in trade unions

    Author : Hans Björkman; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The formal governance structure is more complex in trade unions than in many other organizations. Trade union researchers have drawn attention to the tensions between union administrative and representative systems and the fact that control in unions is bi-directional from leaders to members (through formal control systems), and from members to leaders (through democratic structures). READ MORE

  6. 4. Turning Work Inside Out : Exploring Outdoor Office Work

    Author : Charlotte Petersson Troije; Lena Wiklund; David Redmalm; Ebba Lisberg Jensen; Andreas Wallo; Mälardalens universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Outdoor office work; Interactive Research; Human-nature relation; Sustainable work life; Work norms; Urban greenspace; Working Life Studies; arbetslivsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Why don't we usually work outdoors? While some professions require it, most white-collar workers remain indoors, sedentary, and screen-bound. Yet, the potential benefits of outdoor work on health, well-being, learning, and creativity are significant and underexplored, especially given the demands of today's knowledge-intensive work life. READ MORE

  7. 5. Cardiorespiratory fitness, physical workload, and lifestyle-related factors in occupational groups : associations with sickness absence and cardiovascular disease

    Author : Daniel Väisänen; Elin Ekblom Bak; Lena Kallings; Erik Hemmingsson; Ulf Ekelund; Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicin Teknik; Medicine Technology;

    Abstract : The main aim of this thesis was to study cardiorespiratory fitness, physical workload, and lifestyle-related factors, with a special emphasis on cardiorespiratory fitness in an occupational context and the associations with cardiovascular disease and sickness absence across a wide range of occupations. A secondary aim was to study trends in cardiorespiratory fitness in different occupational groups over the last decades. READ MORE