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  1. 1. Beyond the Bonus Check: A qualitative study unraveling the complexities of employee motivation in a PFP environment

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Olivia Thomsson; Tindra Sturk; [2024]
    Keywords : Performance management; Pay-for-Performance; Bonus systems; Motivation; Expectancy Theory;

    Abstract : This thesis is a qualitative single-case study of employee motivation in a PFP environment within a Swedish business unit of one of the world's largest project development- and construction companies. The aim is to investigate how employees perceive and experience the impact of a PFP bonus system on their motivation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Shaping Awareness Around Electric Vehicle Driver's Power Load on the Electric Grid

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Yakira Pulido Moreno; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis researched how electric vehicle users in Uppsala county could be encouraged to change their charging habits, such that they avoid contributing to power peaks in the electrical grid, using only non-monetary incentives. The application area was in Dansmästaren, a parking building with multiple charging stations for electrical vehicles. READ MORE

  4. 3. Extractions Speak Louder Than Words : Valuation languages in Vattenfall’s purchase of Colombian coal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Martin Melzi; [2022]
    Keywords : resource extraction; natural resources; valuation languages; valuation of nature; business actors; multinationals;

    Abstract : The role of business actors in resource extraction in developing countries is an understudied topic of research for development studies. The framework of valuation languages and socio-environmental conflicts is useful for studying the values of actors involved in conflicts concerning resource extraction, but previous studies do not sufficiently discuss how to measure the concept. READ MORE

  5. 4. Work or Shirk : Finding the optimal enforced effort in activation and evaluating the job stimulus for social benefit recipients, by introducing effective leisure in a labor supply model

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Oliver Rosengren; [2021]
    Keywords : Labor supply; benefits; social assistance; social benefits; job stimulus; earnings disregard; extensive margin; employment; shirking; effort; Arbetsutbud; bidrag; socialtjänst; ekonomiskt bistånd; socialbidrag; försörjningsstöd; jobbstimulans; ansträngning; sysselsättning; extensiva marginalen;

    Abstract : Social benefits were forecasted to increase by 13 percent to 2022 before the pandemic hit the economy (Prop. 2018/19:1). In the latest forecast it has almost doubled: an increase of 24 percent to 2022 (Prop. 2020/21:1). READ MORE

  6. 5. More Money, More Problems? -A qualitative study on reward systems in Swedish professional ice hockey and their coherence with player motivation

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Olle Wallberg; Anton Kalte; [2021]
    Keywords : Performance Management; Rewards; Motivation; Sports Management; Ice Hockey;

    Abstract : Financial distress is a common challenge facing professional sports clubs where high player salaries amplified by intense player biddings aggravate the situation. High salaries and performance bonuses are central in the clubs' reward systems aiming to attract and motivate players to perform. READ MORE