Essays about: "Division of Labor"

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1. 1. WOMEN’S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT AND SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY A cross-country analysis

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Moa Ringvall; [2023-04-11]
   Keywords : Gender; Environment; Women’s political empowerment; Sustainable forestry;

   Abstract : Extensive research argues that women express higher levels of concern regarding environmental degradation and are more likely to act for environmental causes. This raises the question if women’s empowerment could lead to better environmental outcomes. Some research finds that women’s political empowerment indeed has good environmental outcomes. READ MORE

3. 2. The Value of Work for Information Workers in Turkey

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Merve Nur Okutan; [2023]
   Keywords : Value of work; Meaning of Work; Information Workers; Theory of Alienation; İşin Anlamı; İşe Verilen Değer; Yabancılaşma Teorisi; Ofis Çalışanları; Türkiye;

   Abstract : This research aims to understand the value assigned to work by information workers in Turkey. Benefiting from the global literature on the meaning of work (Graeber, 2019), how work affects one’s character (Sennett, 1998), and how postmodern jobs are pushing individuals to a state of pretense (Alvesson & Spicer, 2016), I am trying to understand how the information workers in Turkey are experiencing global trends, what kind of value they assign to work, and what are some of the influences on their understanding of work. READ MORE

4. 3. Women change quickly while men change slowly : exploring gender perceptions of couples of East African origins in Sweden (Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea and Ethiopia)

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Deo Niyomugabo; [2023]
   Keywords : immigrants; East Africa; integration program; gender norms; household bargaining; gender equality; bargaining power;

   Abstract : This study seeks to explore, from the perspectives of migrant couples, the challenges emanating from the change in gender norms during the integration process of migrant couples in Sweden. The research is specifically limited to migrants of East African origins (Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Rwanda) and the main intent is to scrutinize the evolvement of intra-household relations as gender norms change during the integration process. READ MORE

5. 4. Organizational Design for IT Startups

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Franck Bleu; Bryan Edlunden; [2023]
   Keywords : Organizational structure; IT startups; Transition phase; Division of labor; Integration of effort;

   Abstract : Four of the five acknowledged universal core problems, based on Clement and Puranam’s (2020) theory, that organizations try to solve upon designing their organizational structure are (1) task division; (2) task allocation; (3) provision of information; (4) provision of rewards. These formed the analytical model for a study about how IT startups could design their organizational structure in their transition phase. READ MORE

6. 5. Gendered Division of Housework in Greece : A feminist analysis of a time use survey

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

   Author : Anastasia Vogiatzi; [2023]
   Keywords : housework; Greece; time use survey; gendered division of labor; unpaid labor;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the gendered housework division in Greece based on research questions about participation by gender, chore types, and factors like age, education, and employment's influence, as well as uncovering related dynamics and trends. A quantitative analysis is employed using Greece's single time use survey conducted in 2013, which reveals substantial gender inequalities in housework division. READ MORE