Search for dissertations about: "consuming work"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 266 swedish dissertations containing the words consuming work.

2. 1. Consuming for friendship : Children´s perceptions of relational consumption

   Author : Erika Lundby; Tapio Salonen; Carl Hult; Kristina Gustafsson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Children; Consumption; Economic Recourses; Economic Vulnerability; Friendship; Materialism; Money; Peers; Relational Consumption; Socialisation; Tweens.; Barn; Ekonomisk utsatthet; Ekonomiska resurser; Konsumtion; Materialism; Pengar; Relationell Konsumtion; Socialisering; Tweens; Vänskap.; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

   Abstract : Swedish children have, from a historical perspective and compared with many other countries, greater economic resources and a higher material living standard. However, there is a widening gap between affluent and vulnerable households in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 2. From Good Work to Sustainable Development - Human Resources Consumption and Regeneration in the Post-Bureaucratic Working Life

   Author : Mari Kira; KTH; []
   Keywords : good work; personal development; professional development; stress; human resources; regenerative work; consuming work; bureaucracy; post-bureaucracy; action research;

   Abstract : The thesis concentrates on the psychological consequences ofthe contemporary work. Two focal question of the thesis are,first, why do employees’psychological resources becomeconsumed in the contemporary working life? Second, how tocreate regenerative work enabling employees’developmentin the present situation? The latter question aims todistinguish the conditions for sustainable individual andcollective development at work. READ MORE

5. 3. Work capacity and mental health - the phenomena and their importance in return to work

   Author : Monica Bertilsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Mental health; return to work; work participation; work capacity; the phenomenon capacity to work while depressed and anxious;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Mental health problems are common and a major cause of decreased work capacity and sickness absence. The aim of this thesis was to investigate (i) work capacity and mental health problems as predictors of return to work (RTW) and work participation (WP), and to explore (ii) the phenomenon capacity to work while depressed and anxious. READ MORE

6. 4. Exploring the Potential of Head Worn Displays for Manual Work Tasks in Industrial Environments

   Author : Sebastian Felix Rauh; Cristian Bogdan; Gerrit Meixner; Mario Romero Vega; Alex Olwal; Mark Smith; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Head Worn Displays; Work Support; Augmented Reality; Computer Science; Datalogi; Human-computer Interaction; Människa-datorinteraktion;

   Abstract : In this thesis I explore the potential of modern Head-Worn Displays for aiding manual work tasks in the manufacturing industries. In such settings, workers are already supported by using mobile hand-held devices that show instructions and enable the worker to document work tasks. READ MORE

7. 5. Wind Power in Areas with Limited Export Capability

   Author : Julija Matevosyan; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; wind power; transmission capacity; Electrical engineering; electronics and photonics; Elektroteknik; elektronik och fotonik; Manufacturing engineering and work sciences; Produktion och arbetsvetenskap;

   Abstract : During the last two decades, increase in electricity demand and environmental concern resulted in fast growth of power production from renewable sources. Wind power is one of the most efficient alternatives. READ MORE