Sökning: "Family Studies"

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  1. 1. “And I don’t know who we really are to each other” : Queers doing close relationships in Estonia

    Författare :Raili Uibo; Ulrika Dahl; Jenny Gunnarsson Payne; Ana Cristina Santos; Södertörns högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; queer; kinship; closeness; intimacy; care practices; Estonia; post-socialism; opacity; precarity; temporality.; Kritisk kulturteori; Critical and Cultural Theory; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores the ways in which queers understand and practice close relationships in the political, economic and cultural circumstances of contemporary Estonia. The study draws on qualitative methods from sociology and anthropology and is situated at the intersection of queer studies, de/post-colonial studies, family and kinship studies. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Livelihood Implications of Large-Scale Land Concessions in Mozambique : A case of family farmers’ endurance

    Författare :Juliana Porsani; Kari Lehtilä; Rickard Lalander; Lowe Börjeson; Randi Kaarhus; Södertörns högskola; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Large-scale land acquisitions; land concessions; land grabs; livelihoods; family farmers; peasants; gender; community consultations; popular deliberation; cultural ecosystem services; Mozambique; Lower Limpopo Valley; Environmental Studies; Miljövetenskapliga studier;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the process and the implications of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) for local livelihoods, especially the livelihoods of those who make a living from farming. These individuals were historically known as peasants and are now more commonly referred to as smallholders, small-scale farmers or family farmers. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Capturing the antecedents and aftermath of a family business process : The entrepreneurial journey of a displaced agricultural family in Colombia

    Författare :Enrique Sandino Vargas; Leona Achtenhagen; Daniel Pittino; Marcela Ramirez-Pasillas; Bengt Johannisson; Jönköping University; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; agricultural family; Colombia; displacement; entrepreneurial journey; entrepreneurial process; familiness; family; family business; family capital; family-life context; family habitus; family business habitus; guerrilla; habitualization; habitus; farm; land; rural; violence;

    Sammanfattning : This study examines a displaced agricultural family during its entrepreneurial journey in Colombia using a single case study, following an inductive and interpretivist approach. The main objective of the dissertation is to explain how family interactions, historical events, and context influence the decision to start and potentially reactivate an agricultural family business. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Family Matters : Essays on Family Firms and Employment Protection

    Författare :Carl Magnus Bjuggren; Hans Sjögren; Dan Johansson; Bo Sjö; Andrea Colli; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Family firms; employment protection; firm dynamics; high-growth firms; Familjeföretag; anställningsskydd; företagsdynamik; snabbväxande företag;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is a study of firm dynamics, family ownership, and employment protection. It addresses the implications of employment protection on firm productivity and how family owned firms react differently with regard to economic shocks. It also investigates whether family ownership matters for the probability of exhibiting high growth. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The coexistence of family, ownership, and business : Conceptualizing entanglement and business family ownering

    Författare :Lisa Bäckvall; Leif Melin; Anna Larsson; Robin Holt; Jönköping University; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Family Business; Entanglement; Collective Subjective Corpus; Three-Circle Model of Family Business; Social Praxeology; Practice Theory; Business Family; Business Family Ownership Practice; Business Family Owning; Governance; CEO;

    Sammanfattning : This research engages with the topic of business family ownership through an ethnographically inspired study of business governance-related activities constructed as family members’ business-owning practices relationally and over time. In short, it is about what business families do when owning businesses and how this form of owning can be conceptualized. LÄS MER