Search for dissertations about: "Personal Initiative"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words Personal Initiative.

2. 1. Proactivity at work

   Author : Kin Andersson; Annika Lantz; Kerstin Isaksson; Annika Härenstam; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Job design; work task analysis; proactivity; unemployment; attitudes; personal initiative; job-search behaviour; group initiative; group processes; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Proactive behaviour implies taking initiative and mastering unexpected situations, and hence, is desirable in different situations. The present thesis includes three empirical studies intended to understand the consequences of proactive behaviour, as well as the factors that contribute to proactive behaviour at work and when facing unemployment. READ MORE

4. 2. Leadership and Innovation in R&D Teams

   Author : Leif Denti; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; LMX; Leadership; Innovation; Creativity; Personal Initiative; Creative self-efficacy; Intrinsic motivation; Mediator; Moderator; ;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on the members of industrial research and development (R&D) teams and their leaders. The field of individual innovation is fragmented and lacks research that coherently integrates psychological factors that explain why antecedent variables affect individual innovation. READ MORE

5. 3. Employee responsibility – Conceptualization, validation, determinants, and outcomes

   Author : Wajda Irfaeya; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; personal responsibility; personal initiative; accountability; obligation; modern work life; non-managers; managers; job characteristics; job performance; job satisfaction;

   Abstract : The term 'personal responsibility' is frequently found in organizational research and heard in daily life. In the literature, the term 'responsibility' is used inconsistently, ambiguosly, and variously. As a result, some researchers describe 'responsibility' as 'an essentially contested' notion and a 'container' concept. READ MORE

6. 4. On aspects of context in rehabilitation after stroke : views of patients and therapeutists

   Author : Annica Wohlin Wottrich; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Contextual factors; environmental factors; home rehabilitation; personal factors; physiotherapy; stroke rehabilitation;

   Abstract : Contextual factors have lately come more into focus contributing to the individual's health condition. Previous research indicates that contextual factors are poorly accounted for in stroke rehabilitation and that the patient's participation in planning and decision making in the rehabilitation process is very limited. READ MORE

7. 5. Leadership and Innovation: How and When do Leaders Influence Innovation in R&D Teams?

   Author : Leif Denti; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; LMX; innovation; mediators; moderators; ;

   Abstract : DEGREE OF LlCENTIATE IN PSYCHOLOGY Abstract Denti, L. (2011). Leadership and Innovation: How and When do Leaders Injluence Innovation in R&D Teams? University of Gothenburg. Sweden. READ MORE