Sökning: "employment commitment"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 21 avhandlingar innehållade orden employment commitment.
1. Unemployment, Employment Commitment and Well-being : The Psychosocial Meaning of (Un)employment among Women and Men
Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis is to study the psychosocial meaning of (un)employment among women and men. This is mainly done by analysing employment commitment, or non-financial employment motivation, and mental well-being among a random sample of 3 500 Swedes that were interviewed in the beginning of 1996, when all were unemployed, and then again in the end of 1997, when the labour market situation varied. LÄS MER
2. The way we conform to paid labour : Commitment to employment and organization from a comparative perspective
Sammanfattning : This thesis compares work orientations in six Western countries (the USA, Great Britain, New Zealand, Germany, Norway, and Sweden), using data from the 1997 International Social Survey Program (ISSP). The main issue examined is whether different ‘production regimes’ correspond to levels and patterns of employment and organizational commitment among the working population. LÄS MER
3. Varying unemployment experiences? : the economy and mental well-being
Sammanfattning : From being an unemployment success story, Sweden was during the 1990s thrown into a European normality, with apparent high and persistent unemployment. This has made unemployment a central issue in the Swedish public debate as a social problem directly affecting hundreds of thousands of individuals. LÄS MER
4. Immigrant Employment Integration and Structural Change in Sweden, 1970-1995
Sammanfattning : This study deals with the employment integration of immigrant men and women in Sweden between 1970 and 1995. The first chapter starts with a review of theory and previous studies on immigrant employment and from this a number of testable hypotheses are framed The second chapter gives an overview of Swedish immigration history, the composition of the immigrant population and the economic background in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. LÄS MER
5. Non-career firefighters in rural areas - Exploring aspects contributing to retention
Sammanfattning : The overarching aim of this licentiate thesis is to increase knowledge about the implications of working as a non-career firefighter in order to understand how challenges and commitment affect retention. Retention of non-career firefighters (for example volunteer or part-time firefighters) is a well-known, multifaceted challenge in several countries. LÄS MER