Search for dissertations about: "quality of work life thesis"

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  2. 1. Social Work Approaching Evidence-Based Practice. : Rethinking Social Work

    Author : Benitha Eliasson; Mike Dent; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Arbetsvetenskap; Human Work Science;

    Abstract : The Swedish public sector has undergone major changes over the last decades, with increased demands to be effective and perform their tasks with high quality, but also with the demand to increase the influence of users and citizens over the support given. This development has influenced how social services organise and how their work is perform, and is one motive given as to why evidence-based practice was introduced. READ MORE

  4. 2. Youth - the future manpower : studies on unemployment, quality of life and work attitudes in young people

    Author : Lars Axelsson; Högskolan Kristianstad; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Young adults; adolescents; health; quality of life; unemployment; work ethics; work attitudes; sense of coherence; social support; self-esteem;

    Abstract : The aim was to gain knowledge of experiences of unemployment in young adults with special regard to quality of life (QOL) and to highlight work attitudes and related factors among adolescents. Three studies were performed in Kristianstad municipality, Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 3. The double-sided nature of lifestyle-oriented work within the Swedish equine sector : Characteristics and consequences for employee health and well-being

    Author : Åsa Bergman Bruhn; Robert MacKenzie; Alexis Rydell; Ing-Marie Andersson; Lotta Dellve; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; attractive work; Attractive Work Content Model; employee health and well-being; equine sector; harness racing; lifestyle-oriented work; meaningful work; motivation; non-profit association; NOSACQ-50; occupational culture; occupational health and safety; riding schools; safety climate; Self Determination Theory; small-scale enterprises; sustainable employment; sustainable work; systematic work environment management; working conditions; work-life balance; anställda; attraktivt arbete; arbetsförhållanden; arbetsmotivation; hållbar anställning; hållbart arbete; hälsa och välbefinnande; hästnäringen; ideella föreningar; livsstilsorienterat arbete; meningsfullt arbete; modellen Attraktivt arbete; NOSACQ-50; ridskolor; Self Determination Theory; små företag; systematiskt arbetsmiljöarbete; säkerhetsklimat; travanläggningar; yrkeskultur; Working Life Science;

    Abstract : This thesis considers the nature of lifestyle-oriented work, i.e. making a livelihood based on leisure interest or personal lifestyle, and focuses on the perspective of employees within the Swedish equine sector. READ MORE

  6. 4. Health-Related Quality of Life in Asthma

    Author : Mai Leander; Anna Rask-Andersen; Christer Janson; Alf Tunsäter; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Asthma; Adult; Quality of Life; Cohort Studies; Longitudinal study; Questionnaires; Epidemiology; Prognosis; Gothenburg Quality of Life Instrument; Göteborg Quality of Life Instrument; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Caring sciences;

    Abstract : Health-related quality of life (HRQL) has become an important outcome in asthma, since traditional outcomes, such as respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function, might not entirely express the patient’s perception of the limitations caused by the disease. The aim of this thesis was to study HRQL in asthma and to analyse if HRQL was related to asthma onset and prognosis. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Nature of Women’s Career Development : Determinants and Consequences of Career Patterns

    Author : Qinghai Huang; Gunn Johansson; Lars Bergman; Magnus Sverke; Christian Dormann; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; career patterns; life career; occupational career; life course; human agency; family context; job perception; work attitude; quality of life; allostatic load; wellbeing; person-oriented approach; life history approach; sequence analysis; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Existing career theories are largely based on a stable working environment and have focused excessively on men and single work roles. In the postindustrial era, however, women’s careers, characterized by the constant negotiation of multiple roles and more frequent job changes, have had implications on the changing nature of careers. READ MORE