Sökning: "competitive pressure"

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  1. 1. Competing Under Pressure : State Anxiety, Sports Performance and Assessment

    Författare :Carolina Lundqvist; Peter Hassmén; Andrew Lane; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; competition; intra-individual variability; directional interpretations; emotions; sports performance; CSAI-2; psychometrics; Psychology; Psykologi; Samhällsvetenskap Humaniora;

    Sammanfattning : Elevated levels of anxiety are a common response to stressful competitive sports situations, are known to moderate athletic performance and are referred to as an unpleasant emotional state associated with perceptions of situational threat. The empirical studies in this dissertation considered primarily psychometric, methodological and conceptual issues of relevance for the study of anxiety and sports performance. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Police officers under pressure : sexual and gender-based harassment, stress, and job satisfaction in Sweden

    Författare :Arian Rostami; Monica Burman; Mehdi Ghazinour; Jonas Hansson; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Magnus Sverke; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sexual harassment; Gender-based harassment; Work stress; Job satisfaction; Police officers; Work environment;

    Sammanfattning : Police officers encounter challenging and stressful situations at work, which negatively impact their health, job performance, and aspects of their lives. Regarding the gendered structure and competitive work environment of police organizations, women are under extra pressure from the pervasive gendered norms within the police organization. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Institutional arrangements and competitive posture : effects of company structures in the commercial printing industry

    Författare :Thomas Mejtoft; Nils Enlund; Robert G. Picard; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; business strategy; cooperation; customer value; institutional arrangements; printing industry; vertical integration; Industrial organisation; administration and economics; Industriell organisation; administration och ekonomi; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning :  The research objective of this dissertation is to investigate the impact of institutional arrangements, with respect to vertical integration and cooperation, on competitive advantages within the commercial printing industry, with specific focus on digital printing. This dissertation comprises six research papers, based on four qualitative case studies and a quantitative survey study, all carried out in Sweden in the years 2004-2008. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Konkurrensklimat och dynamik : en studie av interaktion mellan konkurrenter

    Författare :Maria Bengtsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Climate of competition; Symmetry Asymmetry among competitors; Active Passive Competition; Proximity; Dynamics; Learning; Competitive Pressure;

    Sammanfattning :  A partly new train of thought has emerged during the last few years, which claims that national conditions are of importance for company strength in relation to international competitors. National competition has stood out as one of the most important explanatory factors, and is seen as the catalyst or motor in dynamic industrial environments. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Regulatory Reforms, Railway Organisation and Cost Efficiency - A Study of the Swedish Model

    Författare :Petra Stelling; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; railway; regulatory reform; deregulation; cost efficiency; vertical separation; competitive pressure;

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