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Found 5 swedish dissertations matching the above criteria.

  2. 1. Work-related stress among municipal employees in rural northern Sweden

    Author : Sofia Asplund; Britt-Marie Lindgren; Johan Åhlin; Mattias Hedlund; Magnus Åkerström; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; experiences; managers; municipal employees; occupational health; organisational and psychosocial work environment; rural area self-rated exhaustion disorder; work-related stress; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; arbets- och miljömedicin;

    Abstract : Background: Many rural municipalities in Sweden are facing challenges like depopulation, decreased economy, and difficulties in recruiting staff. Living and working in rural areas may involve adverse working conditions and higher risks of ill-health. READ MORE

  4. 2. How to create sustainable health : experiences taken from Swedish organizations

    Author : Åsa Wreder; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology and Management;

    Abstract : International competition and changing demands of modern working life mean that organizations are more dependent on co-workers' health, motivation and commitment to increase flexibility and relentlessly improve. Indeed, attempts to manage the new demands, very often, seem to cause unhealthy workplaces. READ MORE

  5. 3. Perspectives on Manufacturing Development - Discontinuous Change and Continuous Improvement

    Author : Anders Berger; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; change theory; performance; Continuous Improvement; large-scale renewal; practice; balance; multifunctional work groups; discontinuous change; Sweden; manufacturing development;

    Abstract : The dissertation deals with the management of planned change and development efforts in manufacturing environments. Two models for improving and sustaining operational performance (technical, economic and social) are presented: the discontinuous change model and the continuous improvement model. READ MORE

  6. 4. Implementation of a system for working environment management

    Author : Johan Hansson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Teknisk psykologi; Engineering Psychology;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the problem of developing and implementing an activity-based system for management of working environment conditions. Through explorative case studies in municipal care of the elderly the prerequisites of motivation, capacity and opportunity were examined. READ MORE

  7. 5. Nursing management at a Swedish university hospital

    Author : Stina Fransson Sellgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : leadership behaviour; nursing management; work climate; job satisfaction; staff turnover;

    Abstract : High turnover rate among nursing staff is a global problem and important for nurse managers to deal with. In order to help health care leaders to retain competent staff, it is important to improve the knowledge of the ways and the extent to which leadership behaviour relates to nurse job satisfaction and staff turnover. READ MORE