Search for dissertations about: "Göran Ahrne"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Göran Ahrne.

2. 1. Bridging Boundaries in the Borderland of Bureaucracies : Individual Impact on Organisational Adaption to Demanding Situations in Civil and Military Contexts

   Author : Aida Alvinius; Gerd Lindgren; Göran Ahrne; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Boundary spanners; uniformed organisations; bureaucratic organisations; adaption; systems theory; contingency; stressful environment; civil-military relations; disaster management; emotional labour; Gränsöverskridare; uniformerade organisationer; byråkratier; anpassning; systemteori; contingency; påfrestande förhållanden; civil-militära relationer; katastrofhantering; emotionellt lönearbete; Sociologi; Sociology; Uniformed organisations; rationality; boundary spanners; Ledarskap under påfrestande förhållanden; Ledarskap under påfrestande förhållanden;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to reach a deeper understanding of how boundary spanners are bridging boundaries between uniformed bureaucratic organisations and their environment, characterised by demanding conditions.The main part of this thesis is based upon empirical data gathered through 71 interviews with Swedish civil and military informants from several uniformed organisations. READ MORE

4. 2. They Did IT : The Formation and Organisation of Interactive Media Production in Sweden

   Author : Fredrik Augustsson; Göran Ahrne; Åke Sandberg; Knut Holtan Sørensen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; interactive media; Internet; IT; division of labour; organisation; production; social field; critical realism; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the study is to describe and explain the formation and organisation of interactive media production in Sweden from the 1990s to the end of 2003, the period of the so-called IT boom and crash, through the development of a theoretical model and gathering of empirical material.In the theory, interactive media production is conceptualised as a practice in part taking place on a social field structured according to the division and integration of labour within and between firms, and logics and status. READ MORE

5. 3. Rehearsing Emotions : The Process of Creating a Role for the Stage

   Author : Stina Bergman Blix; Göran Ahrne; Patrik Aspers; Helena Flam; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; role theory; stage actors; theatre; emotion work; emotional labour; shame; deep acting; surface acting; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : This thesis takes as its starting point the dramaturgical metaphor of the world as a stage, which is used in sociological role theories. These theories often presume what stage acting is about in order to use it as a simile for every day acting. READ MORE

6. 4. Work in voluntary welfare organizations : A sociological study of voluntary welfare organizations in Sweden

   Author : Sébastien Chartrand; Göran Ahrne; Apostolis Papakostas; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; volunteering; work; voluntary organization; Sweden; employee; volunteer; organization; public sector; professionalization; folkrörelser; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Abstract : Since Sweden has one of the most comprehensive welfare states, the role of voluntary organizations active in the field of welfare is often neglected. The unique Swedish nonprofit sector is characterized by 1) the tradition of popular mass movements in which members are central and the real owners of the organization, 2) large membership and volunteering, but low employment levels, 3) dominance in the fields of culture and recreation, but the relative marginalization in welfare. READ MORE

7. 5. Picturing the Public : Advertising Self-Regulation in Sweden and the UK

   Author : Caroline Dahlberg; Göran Ahrne; Laurent Thévenot; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; advertising self-regulation; images; decision-making; reflexive cognition; interpretation; evaluation; justification; worlds of worth; moral conventions; moral conflicts; gender; the public; the unknown other; viewers; offence; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : Across the globe, people are everyday audiences of advertising images, which have become integrated in our life worlds. Advertising images are entangled with interesting moral conflicts. READ MORE