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1. Agents of Peace or Tension: Analysing Political Elites’ Electoral Rhetoric : A Qualitative Analysis of Campaign Rhetoric in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : How do some political elites, in unstable democracies with communal divisions, use ethnic, religious, and tribal affiliations for a rhetoric of polarisation and/or reconciliation when running for office? This thesis applies a framing analysis to explore how political elites employ these affiliations in speech acts, mainly political rallies, to construct narratives of polarisation and reconciliation during election campaigns. The theoretical framework is constructed by previous research on “Big Men” politics and the rhetoric used by ex-combatants turned politicians within a context embossed with electoral violence and division. READ MORE
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2. Communication Professionals as the Office Factotum: A Study of Emotional Labour and Well-Being in the Communication Profession
University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologiAbstract : This thesis investigated the concept of emotional labour for communication professionals in an internal communication context. Recently, the well-being of communication professionals has caught public attention in Sweden since the communication practitioner is considered an office factotum or all-purpose servant with numerous responsibilities and activities and is frequently overwhelmed by their multifaceted work assignments. READ MORE
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3. Communications Effect on Trust in The Hybrid Workplace. An explorative case study of an outsourcing company providing financial services
University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologiAbstract : The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way people work, with many organizations shifting to remote work as the result. As we move towards a post-pandemic world, the hybrid working method that combines remote and in-office work is becoming increasingly popular and not likely to go away. READ MORE
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4. Analysing the Internal Communication in Organisation in the Context of Hybrid Model Working from Perspectives of Leaders and Followers
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The COVID-19 pandemic kept the world closed for a long time, and its effects affected everyone. Even large organisations could not escape these changes, but it was mandatory for them to come up with new ways, how the working conditions that prevail in offices can be transferred to people`s homes, so that remote working would be possible. READ MORE
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5. Beyond the office walls: Exploring trust and knowledge sharing in the hybrid work setting -A qualitative study on employees' perception of the challenges and opportunities when adopting the hybrid work setting
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The covid-19 pandemic has led to many changes for organizations and has accelerated the shift from a traditional work model to a hybrid one. The purpose of this study is to deepen the understanding of how trust and knowledge sharing have been impacted by the hybrid work setting from an employee’s perspective. READ MORE
