Sökning: "Structural and Psychological Empowerment"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Structural and Psychological Empowerment.

  1. 1. Working Life Among First-Line Managers and Their Subordinates in Elderly Care : an Empowerment Perspective

    Författare :Heidi Hagerman; Maria Engström; Bernice Skytt; Barbro Wadensten; Lotta Dellve; Högskolan i Gävle; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Elderly Care; First-Line Manager; Structural and Psychological Empowerment; Subordinate; Working Life; Nursing; Omvårdnad; Health-Promoting Work; Hälsofrämjande arbete; Caring Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: The aim of this thesis was to study the working life of first-line managers and their subordinates in elderly care from an empowerment perspective. Methods: Paper I and II used a qualitative approach, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 male and 14 female first-line managers. LÄS MER

  3. 2. A Sociology of Empowerment : The Relevance of Communicative Contexts for Workplace Change

    Författare :Linda Weidenstedt; Charlotta Stern; Jens Rydgren; Jean Bartunek; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; empowerment; disempowerment; paradox of empowerment; empowerment orientation; human resource management; organizational behavior; psychological contract; sociological theory; communication; interaction; quantitative survey study; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : Empowerment has been a popular concept in management and leadership practice and research for more than forty years. The intentions behind empowerment at the workplace are positive: empowered employees should experience a greater degree of influence, decision-making latitude, and meaningfulness. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Health of refugee migrants in the early post-migration phase in Sweden : The role of health resources and health promotion

    Författare :Maissa Al-Adhami; Raziye Salari; Mats Målqvist; C Elin Larsson; Bernadette Nirmal Kumar; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; refugee migrants; early post-migration; health and well-being; health communication; health promotion; health resources; health literacy; social capital; Sweden; Social Medicine; Socialmedicin;

    Sammanfattning : In the early post-migration phase, the health and well-being of newly settled refugee migrants is negatively affected by structural factors such as restrictive immigration policies, hostile political discourse and limited housing and work opportunities. There is a need for a better understanding of how individual health resources and health promotion can mitigate the impact of these ongoing stressors. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Enabling Perceptions of Management Controls : Evidence from International Development Programs

    Författare :Raymond Ndikumana; Tobias Johansson-Berg; Lili-Anne Kihn; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Enabling control; perceptions; development programs; PLS-structural equation modeling; empowerment; performance;

    Sammanfattning : A key challenge for management accounting and control is the extent to which the control’s intentions correlate with how it is received and perceived by those who are subject to it. Building on Adler & Borys’ (1996) enabling and coercive bureaucracy, this thesis explores the role of perception; that is, local actors consider controls as enabling their work instead of privileging only those at the top. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Health changes in a market changing labour market

    Författare :Hugo Westerlund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Personnel Downsizing; Personnel Expansion; Labour market exit; Labour market programme; Unemployment; Occupational Health; Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; Sick Leave statistics numerical data; Hospitalization statistics numerical data; Triglycerides; Cholesterol; Fibrinogen; Prolactin; Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate; Blood pressure; Stress; Psychological metabolism; Sweden.;

    Sammanfattning : The late 20th century saw major changes in working life across the world. In Sweden, the changes on the labour market had a very strong impact in the early years of the 1990s. LÄS MER