Search for dissertations about: "alvesson"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word alvesson.

  2. 1. Vulnerability in illness : household healthcare-seeking processes during maternal and child illness in rural Lao PDR

    Author : Helle M Alvesson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : vulnerability;

    Abstract : Background: Despite considerable progress, maternal and child mortality persists and continues to affect many low-income countries, to the extent that the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 4 and 5 will not be reached. This calls for a broader range of information that will enhance the understanding of the different dimensions of healthcare-seeking. READ MORE

  4. 2. Food environments in socioeconomically disadvantaged and immigrant populations through a non-communicable disease lens

    Author : Aravinda Berggreen-Clausen; Meena Daivadanam; Agneta Andersson; Helle Mölsted Alvesson; Bent Egberg Mikkelsen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Food environments; energy-dense nutrient-poor foods EDNP ; supermarkets; food prices; advertising; socioeconomic status; immigrant populations; non-communicable diseases; Nutrition; Nutrition;

    Abstract : Background: Globally, non-communicable diseases are increasing. With an evidenced link to the social determinants of health, this highlights a social gradient, whereby socioeconomic status, ethnicity and other factors influence poorer health outcomes. READ MORE

  5. 3. Empty Labor : Subjectivity and Idleness at Work

    Author : Roland Paulsen; Patrik Aspers; Mats Alvesson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; organizational misbehavior; workplace resistance; slacking; simulation; cyberloafing; critical theory; sabotage; time waste; instrumental reason; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : This thesis is about how and why employees spend large proportions of their working hours on empty labor, i.e. private activities on the job. It is written against the backdrop of a highly debated subject within critical theory, namely the possibility of individuals resisting taken-for-granted power asymmetries. READ MORE

  6. 4. Teaming over time : team and team leadership development through different interventions

    Author : Teresa Söderhjelm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Organizing work in groups or teams is becoming almost the norm in contemporary organizations (West, 2012; Wheelan, 2005). This has implications on leadership, team membership and the way organization are designed to favor teamwork. READ MORE