Search for dissertations about: "Work Science"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 4406 swedish dissertations containing the words Work Science.

  2. 1. The double-sided nature of lifestyle-oriented work within the Swedish equine sector : Characteristics and consequences for employee health and well-being

    Author : Åsa Bergman Bruhn; Robert MacKenzie; Alexis Rydell; Ing-Marie Andersson; Lotta Dellve; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; attractive work; Attractive Work Content Model; employee health and well-being; equine sector; harness racing; lifestyle-oriented work; meaningful work; motivation; non-profit association; NOSACQ-50; occupational culture; occupational health and safety; riding schools; safety climate; Self Determination Theory; small-scale enterprises; sustainable employment; sustainable work; systematic work environment management; working conditions; work-life balance; anställda; attraktivt arbete; arbetsförhållanden; arbetsmotivation; hållbar anställning; hållbart arbete; hälsa och välbefinnande; hästnäringen; ideella föreningar; livsstilsorienterat arbete; meningsfullt arbete; modellen Attraktivt arbete; NOSACQ-50; ridskolor; Self Determination Theory; små företag; systematiskt arbetsmiljöarbete; säkerhetsklimat; travanläggningar; yrkeskultur; Working Life Science;

    Abstract : This thesis considers the nature of lifestyle-oriented work, i.e. making a livelihood based on leisure interest or personal lifestyle, and focuses on the perspective of employees within the Swedish equine sector. READ MORE

  4. 2. The University and the Demand for Knowledge-based Growth : The hegemonic struggle for the future of Higher Education Institutions in Finland and Estonia

    Author : Adrià Alcoverro; Fredrika Björklund; Hans Andersson; Kristina Boréus; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Totalising; Post-Fordist capitalism; KBE; Gramsci; Bourdieu; solutionism; debauched meritocracy; science; market orientation; relational; hierarchy; autonomy; de-antagonise; competitiveness; legitimation.; Totalisering; post-fordistisk kapitalism; KBE; Gramsci; Bourdieu; lösningsorientering; tygellös meritokrati; vetenskap; marknadsorientering; relation; hierarki; autonomi; av-antagonisera; konkurrenskraft; legitimering.; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : In recent decades, Higher Education Institutions have been reformed worldwide so that they may exert a greater influence in the production of knowledge within Knowledge-based Economies (KBEs). This transformation is often explained in terms of how advanced capitalist economies need to secure a prosperous future within post-Fordist capitalism. READ MORE

  5. 3. Is College Science Teaching Women's Work? : Gender Inequity in the Physical Sciences

    Author : Katherine Doerr; Catherine Riegle-Crumb; USA The University of Texas at Austin; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender; work; teaching; science; Naturvetenskapernas didaktik; Science education;

    Abstract : After decades of virtual exclusion from participation in STEM, women have majored in, earned graduate degrees in, and forged careers in male-dominated fields such as the physical sciences in increasing numbers. At each step of the way, however, women’s participation diminishes, and this is especially apparent in the workforce. READ MORE

  6. 4. Barriers and bridges for introducing agroforestry and community-based forestry among food insecure households in eastern Africa

    Author : Karl-Erik Johansson; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The aim of introducing agroforestry and community-based forestry is to secure and improve livelihoods, maintain and restore ecosystem services, and contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation. However, the adoption and scaling up of these systems among food insecure communities have proved to be difficult. READ MORE

  7. 5. Social Work Approaching Evidence-Based Practice. : Rethinking Social Work

    Author : Benitha Eliasson; Mike Dent; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Arbetsvetenskap; Human Work Science;

    Abstract : The Swedish public sector has undergone major changes over the last decades, with increased demands to be effective and perform their tasks with high quality, but also with the demand to increase the influence of users and citizens over the support given. This development has influenced how social services organise and how their work is perform, and is one motive given as to why evidence-based practice was introduced. READ MORE