Essays about: "social work"
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41. The recruitment process to corporate boards - A qualitative study investigating female underrepresentation
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This research put emphasis on the election committee and its role in the recruitment process for corporate boards. Particularly, it investigates the cause of female underrepresentation in the boardroom of corporations listed on the Swedish stock exchange. READ MORE
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42. The invisible micro-practices of strategists in social sustainability work
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Social sustainability has not previously been studied as a practice and is an understudied area with collaboration as an important practice. However, what constructs collaboration from a micro-level perspective is unclear. This paper looks at how collaboration is constructed by strategists' micro-practices informed by tacit knowledge. READ MORE
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43. Breaking the Status Quo? - An Analysis of Sustainability Managers' Change Efforts
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Societal expectations towards corporations to include social, environmental and ethical considerations have grown in importance, and corporations largely depend on so-called sustainability managers to help them meet these expectations. This thesis provides one of the first studies into how sustainability managers work and asks: how do sustainability managers work to change their organisation for a more sustainable future? Through interviews with 18 senior sustainability managers and an analysis of the empirical findings through institutional entrepreneurship and institutional logics theory, this study identifies sustainability managers as individual actors who adopt strategic approaches and work practices similar to institutional entrepreneurs and shows their efforts to institutionalise sustainability by hybridising it with the perceived dominant market logic and by establishing legitimacy. READ MORE
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44. Are you one of those who take children?” Child protection professionals views on the disinformation campaign - implications on the practice and for children’s rights
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : The aim of this thesis was to analyse how professionals at the Child protection services (CPS) perceive the disinformation campaign, how they related it to their work and how they cope with the potential effects related to the campaign. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with professionals at assessment units at CPS, and thereafter analysed through thematic analysis. READ MORE
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45. WORK TIME REDUCTIONS ON THE DECLINE? How ideas act as hindering mechanisms for social democratic support of work time reductions.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The study of ideas as factors affecting political behavior is often accessed by focusing on times of political and economic uncertainty. However, focusing on times of stability and the rigidity that ideas cause in policy processes is less explored. READ MORE
