Essays about: "Finnish working culture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Finnish working culture.

  1. 1. “No wonder I went into the wall” : How burnout narratives are constructed in Finnish and Swedish media

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Anna-Reetta Kytölahti; [2021]
    Keywords : burnout; critical narrative analysis; news media; Sweden; Finland;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the existing literacy of how mental health is portrayed in news media. The topic has been of interest to many scholars, mostly focusing on depression, schizophrenia, and mental health in general. READ MORE

  3. 2. Learning from Finnish food culture : Using food culture as a way to investigate Finnishness and translating it into architecture

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Josefina Petrycer; Jesper Levén; [2015]
    Keywords : Stockholm; Finland; food; architecture; vernacular; culture; restaurant; gallery; bar; event; travel;

    Abstract : Frågeställning Hur översätter man och representerar ett lands kultur genom arkitektur?  Går det att skapa en mer lättillgänglig arkitektur genom vår metod och ingång? Ingång/Metod Genom en folklig ingång studera landets matkultur/traditioner kring mat samt tillhörande miljöer lära sig om landet. Tillämpning Finska institutet är en kulturinstitution avsedd att främja finsk kultur och sprida denna i Sverige. READ MORE

  4. 3. “Then, it doesn’t matter where they come from” : Cultural Competence and its Construction among Public Health Nurses and Students in Maternal and Child Health Clinics in the Province of Eastern Finland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Satu Leppälä; [2015]
    Keywords : Cultural Competence; Maternal Health; Child Health; Social Constructionism; Public Health Nursing;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND Public Health Nurses (PHNs) in the Province of Eastern Finland are facing a new situation when the families attending maternal and child health (MCH) services represent increasingly diverting cultural backgrounds. Cultural competency is a part of PHNs’ qualification demands in Finland, however little is known on the phenomenon in the study area at the moment. READ MORE

  5. 4. Cultural labour management in Finland : Multicultural Working environment in Riihimäki Würth Ltd., Finland; MBA-thesis in marketing

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi

    Author : Esther Nzungwa Leander; [2009]
    Keywords : Cultural labour marketing; Finnish working culture; multicultural working environment.;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this study is to explore, discuss and analyse patterns that make up a successful multicultural labour marketing and management. Riihimäki Würth Ltd. employees´ experiences have been used as an example of multicultural labour management. READ MORE

  6. 5. "Sisu" versus "hygge" : Comparing Finnish and Danish business styles

    University essay from Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jukka Pekka Honkanen; Liisa Kaarina Weckman; [2006]
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    Abstract : The clear majority of culture-related studies in the field of business are about cultures that commonly are known to be distant from one another, that have totally different values and ways of working. However, recent failures of Nordic mergers strongly indicate that there is lack of knowledge concerning the influence of cultures in intra-Nordic collaboration. READ MORE