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1. 1. BUCKLE UP! Time to Ensure Responsible Innovation in the Automotive Industry: A case study of a Swedish-based automotive company

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Isabelle Creutz; Jenny Pettersson; [2023-07-19]
   Keywords : Business Model Innovation; Responsible Innovation; Sustainable Innovation; Dark Side of Innovation; Automotive Industry; Mobility as a Service;

   Abstract : As the automotive industry undergoes a shift towards service-based solutions as an alternative to car ownership, it is essential to acknowledge the industry's challenges in terms of responsibility. The following research paper aims to investigate how the framework “Four Dimensions of Responsible Innovation” can be applied to an organization in the automotive industry to evaluate how responsibility is ensured within its internal innovation processes. READ MORE

3. 2. The Impact of the Covid-19 Outbreak on theGeographical Labour Mobility in Sweden’sMunicipalities

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Nooshin Ranjbar; [2023]
   Keywords : geographical mobility; covid; pandemic; labour mobility;

   Abstract : This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the geographical labour mobility of employees in Sweden. The analysis employs a difference-indifference (DiD) approach to compare the mobility patterns of employees in treated municipalities with higher COVID-19 infectious rates to those in controlled municipalities with lower infectious rates. READ MORE

4. 3. Internal mobility and Gender stereotypes : workers' acceptance and rationalisation of unequal internal mobility in low-skilled male-dominated occupations

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Tilde Wismar; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender stereotypes; Internal mobility; Low-skilled male-dominated occupations;

   Abstract : The construction and usage of gender stereotypes are a continuous social process that occurs daily in the labour market. It is a common conception that negative stereotypes are harmful; however, they are still regularly used for decision-making. Gender stereotypes affect which occupations are interpreted as suitable for women and men. READ MORE

5. 4. Regional Migrant Workers in Thailand: Precarity and Resistance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : My Stenquist; [2023]
   Keywords : Labour law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In recent decades, Thailand's economy has grown significantly and in one generation the country has gone from being classified as a low-income country to an upper-middle-income country. Combined with an ageing population, this has created labour shortages particularly in sectors with many low-skilled jobs, such as fishing, agriculture and manufacturing. READ MORE

6. 5. Creation of a Common : Political Subjectivities of Staffing Agency Mediated Transnational Thai Workers

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Therese Christoffersson; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates to what extent staffing agency mediation and employment produces a political subjectivity of transnational Thai workers in Thailand. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to a general discussion on how the disaggregation of borders and staffing agencies as border agents affects political subjectivities of transnational workers. READ MORE