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  1. 1. Communication Professionals as the Office Factotum: A Study of Emotional Labour and Well-Being in the Communication Profession

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Evelina Winberg; Jordan Thunell Idumwonyi; [2023-11-22]
    Keywords : communication professionals; emotional labour; emotional labour; job demands-resources theory; well-being;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 2. Challenges, needs, and connection points in EFL teachers’ and students’ perspectives of formative assessment

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Melissa Linde Svantesson; Sebastian Ticak; [2023]
    Keywords : Formative assessment; formative feedback; ESL; EFL; Teacher challenges; student needs; secondary school; research overview; formativ bedömning; bedömning för lärande; formativ feedback; högstadiet;

    Abstract : Formative assessment is an educational approach that challenges the traditional summative ways of teaching. Although formative assessment has been found to stimulate learning development, it also involves difficulties for teachers to implement. READ MORE

  4. 3. An active chain process of self-leadership : Dynamically practising self-leading strategies for sustainability

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Mia Amilon; Stephanie Nguyen; [2022]
    Keywords : Leadership; self-leadership; personality; traits; dynamic; active; chain process; self-leadership strategies; strategies; strategy; education; chain; process; self-awareness; self-management; self-efficacy; outputs; outcome; sustainability; innovation; work performance; self-leading; awareness; thriving; health; mindfulness; social cognitive theory; self-regulation theory; self-control theory; intrinsic motivation theory; Självledarskap; ledarskap; ledare; självledarskapsstrategi; strategi; aktiv; dynamisk; process; kedjeprocess; personlighet; egenskap;

    Abstract : Title: An active chain process of self-leadership: Dynamically practising self-leading strategies for sustainability. Keywords: Active and dynamic, Chain process of self-leadership, Self-leadership strategies Background: Sustainability is important and of current interest, requiring all organisations to be well-functioning, committed to sustainability and create strategic decisions for their long-term sustainability. READ MORE

  5. 4. Constructing the Ideal Parent in Post-Genocide Rwanda : Social Engineering and Informality in Kigali Settlements after Genocide

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Amanda Palacios; [2022]
    Keywords : Post-Genocide Rwanda; Informal Settlements; Social Engineering; Governmentality; Parenting Culture; Genocide Studies; Anthropology of Post-Genocide;

    Abstract : Previous studies of post-genocide Rwanda illutrates how nation-building and the government’s urgency to break with the past results in aims to rearrange society in order to prevent further violence and hostility. Developmental aims are also embedded in the broader project of post-genocide nation-building, adapted to promote a new and improved way of life after the genocide. READ MORE

  6. 5. Do investors walk their talk? Intention-behavior consistency of robo-advisor investors during stock market downturns

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Philipp Schwan; Elisabeth Julia Stephanie Six; [2022]
    Keywords : Investor behavior; Robo-advisor; Self-regulation; Intention-behavior gap;

    Abstract : Robo-advisors, as computer-automated investment platforms following passive investment strategies, have gained a lot of popularity, customers, and assets under management in recent years. They offer accessible and affordable wealth management solutions to a wide customer base through low fees and minimum investment amounts while providing well-diversified portfolios at individually assessed risk profiles. READ MORE