Search for dissertations about: "normative control"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 76 swedish dissertations containing the words normative control.

  2. 1. In-group bias control

    Author : Öyvind Jörgensen; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; In-group bias; in-group favoritism; control; stereotypes; prejudice;

    Abstract : This thesis explores in-group bias control. It is well-known that people tend to have extra liking for people they identify themselves with. An extra positive in-group attitude may cause discrimination, even in the absence of any negative attitudes towards the out-group. READ MORE

  4. 2. Management by Recognition: An Interactionist Study of Normative Control in Voluntary Work

    Author : Anna Pfeiffer; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; recognition; normative control; symbolic interactionism; voluntary work;

    Abstract : Many contemporary work organizations are concerned with how they can influence employees’ intrinsic motivation. Their quest follows a widespread realization that people do not necessarily work harder because of monetary incentives or direct commands. READ MORE

  5. 3. Aspects of Blame : In which the nature of blame, blameworthiness, standing to blame and proportional blame are discussed

    Author : Marta Johansson Werkmäster; Praktisk filosofi; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; blame; moral responsibility; blameworthiness; standing to blame; proportionality; Strawson; blame; sentiment; Strawson; reactive attitude; fitting attitude analysis of value; buck-passing account of value; blameworthiness; volitional control; rational control; capacitarianism; emotions; degree; proportionality; standing to blame; normative power; privilege right; right kind of reason; wrong kind of reason; praise; praiseworthiness; rightness; wrongness;

    Abstract : This thesis discusses what blame is, what it is for an agent to be blameworthy for having performed a certain act or omission, what makes an agent blameworthy for having performed a certain act or omission, whether the idea of standing to blame generalises to blame understood as something privately held, and what it is for blame to be proportionate. It provides original answers to these questions that move the current discussion of blame forward. READ MORE

  6. 4. In-group bias control

    Author : Øyvind Jørgensen; Martin Bäckström; Fredrik Björklund; Kristianstad University; []
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    Abstract : Många människor förespråkar en egalitär norm. I detta ingår att man ska bemöta människor på lika villkor och inte låta sig påverkas av irrelevanta faktorer som människors etniska ursprung, sexuella läggning eller norska brytning. READ MORE

  7. 5. Information, Security, Privacy, and Anonymity : Definitional and Conceptual Issues

    Author : Björn Lundgren; Niklas Möller; Sven Ove Hansson; Kevin Macnish; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; definitions; distinctions; conceptual analysis; philosophy of information; philosophy of risk; security; information; information security; semantics; semantic information; veridicality thesis; informativity; appropriate access; CIA; privacy; control; context; pro tanto good; social relations; anonymity; deanonymization; ability to be anonymous; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis consists of five research papers that address four tangential topics, all of which are relevant for the challenges we are facing in our socio-technical society: information, security, privacy, and anonymity. All topics are approached by similar methods, i.e. with a concern about conceptual and definitional issues. READ MORE