Search for dissertations about: "hours of work"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 424 swedish dissertations containing the words hours of work.

  2. 6. Technology-Assisted Supplemental Work in Sri Lanka : The Role of Information Communication Technologies in Work-life Boundaries and Work-life Conflict

    Author : Sulakshana De Alwis; Patrik Hernwall; Arosha Adikaram; Lotta Dellve; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Work-life experiences; Work-life Conflict; Work-life boundaries; TASW; Sociomateriality; informationssamhället; Information Society;

    Abstract : Due to increased affordability and accessibility, information and communication technologies (ICTs) are omnipresent in the daily lives of many individuals and consequently influence how people think, feel, and react in day-to-day life experiences. Workplaces are increasingly becoming less bounded by place and time, and employees can connect with work anywhere, anytime. READ MORE

  4. 7. Ambulance Work : Relationships between occupational demands, individual characteristics and health-related outcomes

    Author : Ulrika Aasa; Ewa Wigaeus Tornqvist; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : ambulance; autonomic reactivity; body size; cortisol; demand-control-support; emergency personnel; fitness; gender; heart rate variability; low-back pain; neck-shoulder pain; occupational; physical capacity; work simulated test; worry; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; arbets- och miljömedicin;

    Abstract : Although musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and other health complaints are an occupational problem for ambulance personnel, there is a lack of knowledge regarding work-related factors associated with MSDs and other health complaints. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the relationships between occupational demands, individual characteristics and health-related outcomes among ambulance personnel. READ MORE

  5. 8. Renegotiation of authority in the face of surprise : a qualitative study of international disaster work

    Author : Nalini Suparamaniam; Arne Worm; Linköpings universitet; []
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    Abstract : Disaster relief work is often extremely challenging for those involved. One of the most obvious problems is coordination: coordination with headquarters in the home country, local organizations and authorities, and other teams in the field. READ MORE

  6. 9. Nutrition and shift work : the effect of work hours on dietary intake, meal patterns and nutritional status parameters

    Author : Maria A. C. Lennernäs; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

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  7. 10. 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