Essays about: "group work in social work"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 501 essays containing the words group work in social work.

  1. 21. Best of both worlds? : Exploring how the employees perceive the hybrid solution in connection to group dynamics, motivation, and well-being

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Anna Jonsson; Ellen Öman; [2023]
    Keywords : Motivation; Working from home; Remote work; Employee retention; Social Identity theory Group dynamics;

    Abstract : The coronavirus was declared a health emergency in 2020, which led to many employers let their employees work from home to decrease the virus. After the restrictions regarding working from home were removed, some people continued to work from home for a few days a week and spent the other days at the office, which is today called the hybrid solution. READ MORE

  3. 22. Exchanging 'Life' for Money? Overtime work culture and professional women's fertility intentions in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jinxuan Lu; [2023]
    Keywords : Fertility intention; Overtime work; PLS-SEM; Vignette experiment; Theory of Planned Behavior; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the context of China’s concerning decline in fertility rates and the widespread normalization of the ‘996’ overtime culture, the connection between overtime work and fertility assumes considerable importance. This research is firmly grounded in the theoretical framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, 1991), which investigates the complex relationship between overtime work and fertility intentions among working women of reproductive age in urban China. READ MORE

  4. 23. Don’t be unfair, Mr Bot! : An empirical study exploring the perception of fairness in non-work settings for human-agent interactions

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : August Bäckström; William Ekenberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Fairness; Anthropomorphism; Experiment study; Social interaction; Agents; Intelligent agents; User enactment; Wizard of Oz.; Experience prototyping; Focus group;

    Abstract : This study aimed to explore the implementation of fairness in intelligent agents to enhance their interactions in our social space. Two distinct investigations, an experiment, and a focus group, were conducted to examine the impact of unfair treatment by non-anthropomorphic and anthropomorphic agents, where we sought to answer the research question: How does experiencing unfair treatment from agents with different appearances influence individuals' perceptions, satisfaction, and trust? The experiment encompassed four experimental conditions combining fair and unfair behaviours with agents displaying human-like or non-human-like appearances. READ MORE

  5. 24. Traditional Knowledge and Practices for Resilience to Climate Change in Nepal’s Mid-Hills: Perspectives from Darma and Madi Rural Municipalities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Dina-Josepha Rodehorst; Tabitha Black-Lock; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; traditional knowledge; Indigenous knowledge; Nepal; resilience; agriculture; Magar; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With climate change impacting countries around the world, rural communities in Nepal are among those most affected. As acknowledged by global climate discourses, traditional knowledge plays a vital role in understanding and adapting to climate change. READ MORE

  6. 25. The dilemma of choosing between work and family: The role of social distance in advising friends or strangers

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

    Author : Clara Ruoff; [2023]
    Keywords : Work-family conflict; dilemma; moral decision-making; construal level theory; time perspectives; work-family centrality;

    Abstract : The prevalence of work and family in people’s lives combined with limited time and resources often results in a moral decision between work and family, posing a dilemma between hedonistic values for work and altruistic values for family. This study aimed to understand the processes of decision-making in work-family dilemmas and tested three approaches. READ MORE