Essays about: "the modern workplace"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 45 essays containing the words the modern workplace.

  1. 16. Valuing difference in the name of diversity : How difference is constructed in Swedish private organizations through the work of diversity and inclusion

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Sociologi

    Author : Erika Wirén; [2021]
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    Abstract : Diversity and inclusion work is intimately connected to valuing difference in the workplace. This thesis aims to look at how difference is constructed through the language and practices of diversity and what it means to value difference in organizations. READ MORE

  2. 17. “Everything that needs to make the thing a whole” : aestheticization, exclusion and the political economy of Long Bay’s tourism landscape

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Anwen Martha Davis; [2020]
    Keywords : Jamaica; Tourism; Marxist political economy; Landscape; Exclusion; Aesthetics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Although a large volume of work has been conducted regarding tourism industries across the world, the dominant analysis in the geographies of tourism tends to draw upon post-modern discourse analysis and representational theories. This has resulted in calls to develop more materialist analyses of tourism landscapes. READ MORE

  3. 18. Teaching Practices and Collaborative Problem Solving - Evidence from PISA 2015

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jens Mattsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Teaching practices; Collaborative Problem Solving; Standardized tests; PISA 2015; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : There is a heated debate on what teaching practices should be used to foster the skills students need for the current and future workplace. The 21st-century skills movement, among others, argue that 21st-century skills such as creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration should be actively taught to students using more modern teaching practices (for example students working in small groups and focusing on critical thinking) and less traditional teaching practices (for example lecturing and focusing on fact-based knowledge). READ MORE

  4. 19. Born to work virtually? An exploration of digital natives and digital immigrants’ perceptions of organising the virtual workplace

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : William Füller; Oona Heiska; [2020]
    Keywords : Virtual work; Digital natives; Digital immigrants; Perceptions; Organizing;

    Abstract : Virtuality of work has become increasingly important in the modern work environment due to globalization and increased technological development. Further, the workforce being composed of digital natives and digital immigrants with varying levels of technical abilities might have implications on organising virtual work due to different perceptions. READ MORE

  5. 20. Designing an e-learning approach for UX designers about AI : A workplace e-learning perspective

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Edward Lindén; [2020]
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    Abstract : Organizations need to stay on edge by taking advantage of the opportunities offered by emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). Modern software with AI-features is efficient when the user experience (UX) is not omitted. READ MORE