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  1. 1. Constituting performance : Case studies of performance auditing and performance reporting

    Författare :Fredrik Svärdsten Nymans; Anders Grönlund; Bino Catasús; Andrea Mennicken; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Constituting performance; performance measurement; performance management; performance reporting; performance audit; performance standards; audit independence; accounting concepts; output; representation; government at a distance; social construction; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to problematize how and under what conditions organizational performance is constituted in the practices of performance auditing and accounting. Organizational performance disclosure is a world-wide phenomenon for enabling accountability relationships in large organizations regardless of the societal sector they operate in. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Constructing an Arbiter of Status : A Study of the European Research Council's Emergence in the Field of Science

    Författare :Peter Edlund; Linda Wedlin; Anna Tyllström; Mikaela Sundberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Status; Arbiters; Fields; Evaluations; European Research Council; Starting Grants; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to shed light on how certain actors are constructed into third-party arbiters of status. Such arbiters mediate the triadic relations in which status is created, assessing and suggesting certain candidates as particularly worthy of deference from audiences. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Office type, performance and well-being : A study of how personality and work tasks interact with contemporary office environments and ways of working

    Författare :Aram Seddigh; Hugo Westerlund; Erik Berntson; Fredrik Jönsson; Eva Vingård; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Office type; open-plan office; flex office; cell office; performance; job satisfaction; distraction; self-rated health; well-being; cognitive stress; exhaustion; individual differences; personality; concentration; stim-ulus screening ability; memory; Kontorstyp; kontorslandskap; flexkontor; cellkontor; produktivitet; arbetstillfredsställelse; distraktion; självskattat hälsa; trivsel; kognitiv stress; utmattning; individuella skillnader; personlighet; koncentration; arbetsminne; Psychology; psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Today, many organisations are adopting offices that have an open design with or without flexible seating. While advocates of open-plan offices propose that these office types lead to cost savings and aid inter and intra-team communication, opponents argue that these office types are associated with decreased performance and worsened health among employees. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Understanding unequal outcomes : Studies on gender, social status and foreignness

    Författare :Emma von Essen; Astri Muren; Magnus Johannesson; Lise Vesterlund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; individual preferences; discrimination; gender; status; foreignness; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : In economics there are two main domains of explanation for understanding unequal outcomes. The first considers differences in individual preferences, while the second concerns differences in how individuals are treated.Part I of the thesis comprises four articles pertaining to the first explanation. LÄS MER

  7. 5. I feel terrible! Can you measure that? : Exploring psychophysiological stress responses and their interactions with performance, subjective reports and health status

    Författare :Anna Sjörs; Torbjörn Falkmer; Björn Gerdle; Britt Larsson; Ulf Lundberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :psychophysiology; motion sickness; chronic pain; stressor; performance; autonomic responses; HPA axis; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Despite recent research advances, there are still several common medical conditions whose underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. In conditions with few or diffuse physical findings, it can be difficult to diagnose and determine the state of the condition and its effects on working ability or performance, and the health care practitioners have to rely on the patient’s self-reports. LÄS MER