Search for dissertations about: "Employment contract"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the words Employment contract.

2. 11. Vägval : lastbilsförare i fjärrtrafik - perspektiv på yrkeskultur och genus

   Author : Eddy Nehls; Billy Ehn; Magnus Berg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; gender; masculinity; working culture; reflexivity; truck-driver; male myths; trucker; gender equality; freedom; participant observation; haulage business; class;

   Abstract : This thesis is an ethnological study of the truck-driver profession and an examination of the prerequisites for sexual equality and diversity in the haulage branch. The aim is to: from a cultural perspective, with a special focus on gender and masculinity, study truck-drivers as an occupational group. READ MORE

4. 12. Mobility on the labour market, work ability and sick leave

   Author : Karin Nordström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to study the potential causes and effects of mobility on the labour market among individuals with reduced work ability or who experience long-term sick leave. Long-term sick leave is associated with an increased likelihood of mobility out of the labour market. READ MORE

5. 13. Livelihood Implications of Large-Scale Land Concessions in Mozambique : A case of family farmers’ endurance

   Author : Juliana Porsani; Kari Lehtilä; Rickard Lalander; Lowe Börjeson; Randi Kaarhus; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Large-scale land acquisitions; land concessions; land grabs; livelihoods; family farmers; peasants; gender; community consultations; popular deliberation; cultural ecosystem services; Mozambique; Lower Limpopo Valley; Environmental Studies; Miljövetenskapliga studier;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the process and the implications of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) for local livelihoods, especially the livelihoods of those who make a living from farming. These individuals were historically known as peasants and are now more commonly referred to as smallholders, small-scale farmers or family farmers. READ MORE

6. 14. 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

7. 15. Mining Booms in Africa and Local Welfare Effects: Labor Markets, Women’s Empowerment and Criminality

   Author : Anja Tolonen; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Development; Extractive Industries; Mining; Economic Growth; Women s Empowerment; Labor Markets; Africa; Criminality; Gender;

   Abstract : The role that extractive industries can play in processes of economic development is frequently described as, at best non-existent, or at worst, persistently negative. Extractive industries, while focusing on unearthing large sub-soil wealth, are sometimes linked to adverse political and macroeconomic outcomes in developing countries. READ MORE