Essays about: "sociology of organization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words sociology of organization.

1. 1. Community-led Development in Rural Areas in Sweden : Narratives Inquiry of Individuals’ Sensemaking Process and Motivations for Participation

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Vanessa Kasper; Gräfin Zu Castell-Castell Antonia; [2022]
   Keywords : Community-led development; sensemaking; motivation; narratives; sociology of organization; rural areas; Sweden;

   Abstract : Rural areas across Europe have suffered severe socio- economic consequences of the financial crisis. Community-led development is a promising way of organizing for social innovation in these areas, in collaboration and independently of public actors. READ MORE

3. 2. The Twisted Logic of Remote Work : A qualitative study on employees’ perceptions and experiences of working remotely in the presence of Covid-19

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Malin Arneson; [2022]
   Keywords : Remote work; Virtual work; Telework; Covid-19; Work Situation; Organizational Culture; Work-life balance; Dramaturgy; Work-Family Border Theory; Business Administration; Psychology; Sociology;

   Abstract : This master thesis highlights employees’ perceptions and experiences of working remotely in the presence of the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim of the thesis is to understand how remote work during pandemic times impacts employees’ perception of their overall working life. READ MORE

4. 3. Illegal and welcome : How school policy practice of secrecy generates conditional schooling opportunities for undocumented children in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Emil Niklasson; [2022]
   Keywords : educational policy practice; undocumented children; secrecy; policy sociology; compulsory school;

   Abstract : Children who live in Sweden without a legal residence permit have the right to go to Swedish school. Students are thereby welcomed at the same time as they are considered illegal in society at large. READ MORE

5. 4. A sovereign abode – Democracy, discipline and deliberation in a Swedish housing association from 1943 to the present

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Marcus Schmidt; [2021]
   Keywords : Autonomy; civil society; collective decision-making; freedom; Hannah Arendt; Jürgen Habermas.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Since its inception, the discipline of sociology has struggled to bridge the gap between structure and agency. How is it that individuals can be free whilst also part of a larger context that determines their actions? This study aims to make a small contribution towards solving this conundrum. READ MORE

6. 5. Consumer Research in the 2000s and 2010s: A Quantitative Assessment and Qualitative Review

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : William Hagströmer; [2020]
   Keywords : consumer research; consumer culture theory; bibliometric mapping; VOS; VOSviewer; scientific fields; Pierre Bourdieu; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis presents and analyses the results of a bibliometric mapping study of the field of consumer research between 2000 and 2019, aiming to provide a simultaneously descriptive and analytical account of consumer research that identifies the overall structure of the field, as well as the major sub-specializations within it. By utilizing Pierre Bourdieu’s social theory and sociology of science, I analyse the central tendencies exhibited by consumer researchers with regards to the conventions they follow, the literatures they draw from and the way they relate to each other’s texts. READ MORE