Search for dissertations about: "professional ideals"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words professional ideals.
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1. Journalism in Transition. The professional Identity of Swedish Journalists
Abstract : Is journalism going through ‘de-professionalization’ or is it just entering a new phase – taking a different shape? And what is the meaning of professional ideals such as scrutiny and autonomy in these processes? In my thesis, “Journalism in Transition”, I discuss these matters, focusing on the case of Swedish journalists. Empirical support is drawn from a national survey conducted five times since 1989 on the Dept. READ MORE
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2. Making Meals in Restaurants : Daily Practices and Professional Ideals
Abstract : Thanks to the gastronomic development in recent decades in Sweden, the restaurant industry is growing significantly and has opportunities to attract new and wider groups of labour. However, despite media images of successful chefs and culinary creativity, there is a common perception of tiring working conditions and low wages that prevent restaurants from attracting staff. READ MORE
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3. 'Let me through, I'm a Doctor!' : Professional Socialization in the Transition from Education to Work
Abstract : Based on four articles, this compilation thesis analyses the demonstrated com-petence defining a medical doctor, to the extent to which he or she acquires a high status and high level of employability in professional practice. Overall, the thesis aimed to describe and analyse professional socialization during doctors' transition from education to work. READ MORE
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4. Moved by relocation : Professional identification in the decentralization of public sector jobs in Sweden
Abstract : During the first decade of the twenty-first century, the Swedish civil service underwent some extensive changes, such as the relocations of public sector jobs, initiated by the government in 2005. This thesis follows an ethnological tradition of focusing on employees’ perspectives as a way of exploring power relations and changes in society. READ MORE
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5. In Between Competing Ideals : On the Relationships among Accounting, NPM, and Welfare
Abstract : We know that public organizations today are expected to manage activities on multiple, and somewhat incongruent ideals. Since the development of the New Public Management (NPM) wave, public organizations have been increasingly subject to governance by markets, economic frugality and outputs for the purpose of improving efficiency. READ MORE