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Showing result 6 - 10 of 591 swedish dissertations containing the word employees.

2. 6. Does schooling make sense? A household perspective on the returns to schooling for self-employed, farmers and employees in Egypt

   Author : Mattias Lindgren; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic history; EIHS; casual labour; employees; farmers; SMEs; labour market; returns to schooling; Education; Egypt; Ekonomisk och social historia;

   Abstract : Why do some children in the developing world choose to stay out of school? Is it mainly because poverty leaves them with no options or because schooling seems to offer them few benefits? The answers to these questions have profound policy implications. An empirical input into this discussion is the extent to which schooling can actually be perceived as a profitable option in various countries and, in extension, what factors influence the extent of this perceived profitability. READ MORE

4. 7. Frontline employees' role in service innovation and value creation

   Author : Jenny Karlsson; Per Skålén; Carolina Camén; Maria Holmlund Rytkönen; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; frontline employees; service innovation; value creation; service-dominant logic; resource integration; value propositions; Business Administration; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Frontline employees play a key role in service innovation and value creation. However, a detailed and structured understanding of how frontline employees contribute, and what types of roles they enact when involved in service innovation, is lacking. Hence, this thesis aims to explore frontline employees’ contributions to service innovation. READ MORE

5. 8. The Office - An Explorative Study : Architectural Design's Impact on Health, Job Satisfaction & Well-being

   Author : Christina Bodin Danielsson; Magnus Rönn; Lennart Bodin; Frank Becker; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; employees; office environment; office type; architectural features; functional features; architecture; experience; satisfaction; dissatisfaction; health; job satisfaction; perception; Architecture; Arkitektur;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis examines the office environment’s influence on employees’ perception oftheir workplaces, their organizations and their job satisfaction, as well as their health and wellbeing.It is based on an empirical study of 491 office employees from twenty-six companies anddivisions in large companies. READ MORE

6. 9. 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

7. 10. Guidelines for enhanced Intranet use : a study of dissemination of information to field workers within municipalities

   Author : Ewa Zimmerman; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Municipalities; Dissemination of information; Employees; Information channels; Intranet; E-mail; Telephone; Paper handouts; Weekly-letters; Information technology; Informationsteknik;

   Abstract : The development and use of new technology enables our society and organizations to disseminate information very quickly. Citizens in the industrialized world have access to information using the World Wide Web and organizations can provide both customers and employees with information using intranets. READ MORE