Essays about: "Identity-work"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 55 essays containing the word Identity-work.

  1. 6. Above all else: an innovative entrepreneur - A study of management accountants' occupational identity within a healthcare provider

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Hilda Hardell; Mikaela Holtsjö; [2023]
    Keywords : Occupational identity; management accountant; healthcare sector; organizational identity; entrepreneurial culture;

    Abstract : Through a single case study, this paper explores the construction of management accountants' occupational identity within a hybrid healthcare provider, pseudonymized as DigiCare. 15 interviews were conducted at DigiCare, covering employees from the finance function, medical operations, and senior management. READ MORE

  2. 7. “O Negro No Poder - The Power in Black” : Language forms in lyrics from different Blocos Afro reflecting Afro-Brazilian identity work in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil thematically connected to negritude

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Jenny Ramos Pinheiro; [2023]
    Keywords : Sociolinguistics; identity; belonging; Brazil; Bahia; Blocos Afro; Afro-Brazilians; Olodum; Ilê Aiyê; ingroup; outgroup; Negritude;

    Abstract : The present study aims to test my hypothesis that the language forms found in the Blocos Afro discourses in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil can be seen as expressions of Afro-Brazilian and/or Blocos Afro identity work and can also be seen as being, at least thematically, connected to the negritude movement.  The study is based on samples created of Blocos Afro lyrics. READ MORE

  3. 8. Bridging the Divide: Employees’ Stigma Management in the Dutch Nuclear Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Linn Sophia Heitmann; Mijke Haselager; [2023]
    Keywords : Stigmatization; Stigma management; Identity Work; Boundary Work; Nuclear Industry; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate the perception and management of stigma in the Dutch nuclear industry. To investigate this, the following research questions have been developed: How do employees of the Dutch nuclear industry perceive the stigmatization of the industry and its effects on the industry? How do employees manage the stigma in order to bridge the divide between the nuclear industry and outsiders of the industry? Theoretical Perspective: The different areas of literature as a basis for this research are stigma, dirty work, stigma management, identity and boundary work. READ MORE

  4. 9. “If we don’t, then who will?” : A qualitative study about Black Afro-Swedish women’s embodied identity experiences in working life

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Leila Axelsson; Emma Rangdal; [2022]
    Keywords : Afro-Swedish women; embodied identity; identity work; intersectionality; Black feminism; embodied research; collective identity;

    Abstract : Sweden has been celebrated in public discourse for being a major proponent of social justice and anti-racist policies, but the country’s ambiguous history with racism has been replaced by colour-evasive discourses permeating contemporary organisations today. Management and organisation studies have focused on the individual identity work of employees, without further attention to the intersecting social positionings of Black Afro-Swedish women. READ MORE

  5. 10. Nursing - A Work of Heart: An analysis of pediatric nurses' perceptions of their working situation.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ásthildur Emma Ástvaldsdóttir; Molly Backman; [2022]
    Keywords : paediatric nurses; professionalism; emotions; identity; identity work; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Title: Nursing - A Work of Heart: An analysis of pediatric nurses’ perceptions of their working situation. Hand-in Date: May 20th, 2022 Course: BUSN49 Degree Project in Managing People, Knowledge and Change, 15 credits Authors: Ásthildur Emma Ástvaldsdóttir & Molly Backman Supervisor: Stefan Sveningsson Keywords: pediatric nurses, professionalism, emotions, identity, identity work Research Question: How do pediatric nurses perceive and cope with their working situation? Purpose: The research study aims to create a deeper understanding of how pediatric nurses perceive their working situation and how it affects them. READ MORE