Research on the recruitment process has traditionally been dominated by two approaches, namely the psychometric and the social process approaches. However, both of these have been critisized for focusing exclusively on scientific rationality and effeciency. In this paper an interpretative...

The turnaround of the telecom company Ericsson is considered a unique chapter in Swedish business life in terms of complexity, size and speed. This paper focuses on how some of the interpretative schemes of the employees were transformed during the turnaround and the organizational setting...

I svenska folkrörelser diskuteras idag det egna ledarskapet och hur detta kan utvecklas och förnyas. Inom organisationerna söker förtroendevalda och högre tjänstemän efter nya former och metoder, perspektiv och förhållningssätt, för att försöka förstå och vidareutveckla ledning...

“Berätta för mig om datajournalprojektet? ”Med den uppmaningen i huvudet gick jag till mitt första möte med fyra anställda på en medicinsk avdelning på X-sjukhuset som ett år tidigare implementerat en datorbaserad patientjournal. Patientjournaler tillhör ju, liksom exempelvis...

This paper explores local union organising in the context of corporate mergers which have become increasingly common. Through a multiple case study of 14 cases between 1995 and 2002, we find that unions in eleven cases organise themselves unilaterally, locally and mainly around strategic and...

The positive effect of customer satisfaction on repurchase intentions and attitudinal loyalty has been shown in numerous studies. The effect of switching barriers on these variables, however, has been subject to much less attention from researchers. In this study we propose that switching...

This study examines the communication pattern between social workers and care leavers in a virtual setting. These groups are socially excluded and psychologically distant from each other. The role of the media in generating stereotypes that mitigate communication is examined. Internet is chosen...

Eftersom plasten är en av de komponenter i hushållsavfallet som ökar mest proportionellt, har miljölagstiftare bestämt att konsumentplasten måste återvinnas som ett av stegen mot ett resurssnålare samhälle. <p> Genom den återvinning som startats av plastförpackningar har en ny marknad...</p>

We describe in detail a business game, which has been used extensively in education for a decade. Although the business game is smaller than other games, it is fairly realistic as it includes decisions on investments, production, prices, and advertising. Furthermore, the game has dynamic...

Improving the artefacts a knowledge worker uses and how he or she exercises his or her knowledge is a desire that is part of being professional, especially since we are supposed to live in a knowledge society. In the knowledge society there is a continuous structuring and re-structuring,...