Essays about: "employment and happiness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words employment and happiness.

  1. 1. The role of age for the relationship between unemployment and well-being : A comparative study across different welfare state regimes

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Arezo Rezvani; [2023]
    Keywords : Unemployment; social exclusion; well-being; happiness; welfare regimes; gender regimes; gender roles; Arbetslöshet; social exkludering; välbefinnande; lycka; välfärdsregimer; könsregimer; könsroller;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT  Aims:  While the relationship between unemployment and well-being is widely acknowledged, there has been little exploration of its consequences for older workers. It is also less clear whether this relationship differs between welfare states characterized by varying levels of social protection for the unemployed. READ MORE

  3. 2. Wellbeing among women post immigration in to Sweden : A study of factors contributing to wellbeing of women immigrants in a mid-sized Swedish city

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Author : Ali Abdirizak Hussein; Vivian Amondi Odhiambo; [2020]
    Keywords : Migration; wellbeing; immigrants; women; relationships; employment; culture; language; education; gender perspective; policies.;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to examine how immigrant women in middle-sized community municipalities in the middle of Sweden describe factors of importance for their wellbeing. Five semi-structured interviews were conducted with the women and different themes were identified from the data collected using thematic analysis. READ MORE

  4. 3. Under What Conditions, If at All, Can (Psychological) Strategic Behavioural Influences Be Justifiably Used to Shape People's Choices?

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Eleanor Whitehead; [2019]
    Keywords : Nudging; Boosting; Advertising; Transparency; Autonomy; Influences; Decision Making; Choice Architecture;

    Abstract : The publication and mass appeal of Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein's book Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness (Nudge), in 2008, illuminated behavioural economics, in the public and political domain. Nudging, a technique derived from behavioural economics, offers a fresh element to the long-time debate between paternalism and freedom, since proponents believe it can simultaneously preserve freedom of choice and serve as a means to influence behaviour. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Pursuit of Happiness - Satisfaction from Employment and Entrepreneurship

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Karl Roos; Hampus Tarras-Wahlberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Procedural Utility; Job Characteristics Model; Entrepreneurs; Satisfaction; Happiness; Autonomy.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : On average, entrepreneurs have lower incomes than employed individuals, work longer hour, and endure more stress. In spite of the grim reality, research has consistently shown entrepreneurs are more satisfied with their lives than employees. READ MORE

  6. 5. Mumpreneurs: Motivational factors for Swedish mothers to start their own businesses

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Diana Boneberger; Bogomila Kirilova; [2015]
    Keywords : Mumpreneur; mumpreneurship; female entrepreneurship; children; Sweden;

    Abstract : The presented master thesis is an exploratory study on the motivational factors of the Swedish Mumpreneurs to start a business. Providing a nuanced and detailed review of the evolution of the literature on female entrepreneurship, the phenomenon of ‘Mumpreneurship’ is being introduced as a new, internationally widespread concept. READ MORE