One year Master's thesis, Degree of master in Business and Economics, School ofBusiness and Economics at Linnaeus University, Management, 4FE10E SpringSemester 2014.Author: Johanna Björklund and Sarah Gustafsson.Mentor: Magnus Forslund.Title: Lean in the public sector - Potential barriers to a long-term Lean work.Background: Organizational changes are something that is constantly done inorganizations, and in the last decade, there has arisen a plethora of different changemodels. A reorganization that is popular among companies today is Lean. Lean is aconcept that was developed within the Japanese automotive industry, but has evolvedfrom the Japanese shop floor and is now a concept that can be found in, for example,several Swedish municipalities.Purpose: The purpose of this study was to create an understanding of why the conceptLean may have difficulty getting a hold in the in the long term.Methodology: The study was done with a qualitative research approach and through anabductive approach. As we intended to create an understanding, of what potentialbarriers that may affect that a Lean work, in some cases, does not become a long-termcondition, it seemed natural to choose a hermeneutic approach to knowledge. Theempirical data collected via individual unstructured interviews, through a groupinterview, and by non-participant observations.

Syftet med min studie är att belysa hur socialarbetare tänker kring och ser på gravida kvinnor i missbruk. För att undersöka detta har jag genomfört gruppintervjuer, så kallade fokusgrupper, med socialarbetare som arbetar med kvinnor i missbruk. Utgångspunkten för gruppintervjudiskussionerna var så kallade vinjetter, det vill säga fiktiva fall om gravida kvinnor med olika typer av missbruksproblematik. De fyra vinjetterna var utformade som fyra historier om kvinnor med olika missbruksproblematik där alla fyra kvinnor var gravida. Studien är induktiv och analysen av materialet är inspirerad av grounded theory.

Titel: Thinking outside the box: Goals and Salary boxes as motivational factorsAuthors: Anna Ceder and  Karin Barwinger PlogareSeat of Learning: Uppsala UniversityPurpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate if the imposition of salary boxes in Uppsala municipality has had any influence on the organisation?s employees? to improve their work motivation. The reason for the study was to look deeper into employees? motivational factors, this with a focus on salary as motivational factor in structures of salary boxes where it is possible for the employee to work towards goals which affect their salary. The primary purpose of the study was to look into if employees? ability to advance their performance had any connection to the impostion of salary boxes.Methodology: In order to collect as much data as possible for the measurements one of the largest occupational groups in Uppsala municipality was chosen, which represents the group of pre-school teachers.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether there is a correlation between the actuarial assumptions, of listed groups in Large Cap on the Nasdaq Stockholm, equity ratio and their pensionplans funding status.Method: The study is based on a quantitative research method, where the analysis of annual reports takes place. The quantitative research method has enabled the paper to perform related analyzes and comparisons of means between groups, for listed companies equity ratio and pension obligation, and the relation to its actuarial assumptions. Correlation measurements are made using a non-parametric method, Spearman's rho, then further tested using one-sided hypotheses t-test.Theory: The backbone of the thesis is presented using two theories, earnings management and the principal-agent theory. These theories are intertwined with the previous researches, which also dealt with the essay topic of earnings management in previous years and in other countries.Empirical: Correlation analyzes between the studied actuarial assumptions and corporate groups solidity and pension financial status is presentedusing tables and charts. These are further analyzed using hypothesis tests and scatterplots.Conclusion: All tests resulted in very weak correlation between the different variables and can there for not be classified as significant.

The Swedish healthcare system is characterized by lack of resources and extensive hospital queues. In order to counter these difficulties the Lund University Hospital have introduced Lean Healthcare to the hospital organization. The purpose of this scientific paper is to study the relationship between the implementation of Lean Healthcare and the experienced motivation among the staff. This essay thereby intends to impart knowledge, which could be used on future implementations of Lean Healthcare at other hospitals. In order to fulfil the purpose of this essay a case study have been conducted at two wards at the Lund University Hospital in which qualitative research interviews have been the method chosen in order to gather data.

Backround: Many studies indicate that people with mental illness often suffer from physical illness. Many people with mental illness do not exercise even though they often have knowledge about the benefits of physical activity. Studies suggest that psychiatric patients have the desire to have an everyday life with more content. It is apparent in studies that healthcare professionals believe that it is the patients' own responsibility to keep themselves physically active.Aim: The primary objective with this study is to examine motivation and possible obstacles to exercise for persons with self-perceived mental illness and experience of psychiatric care. The secondary objective is to investigate how psychiatric care may be of importance to people with mental illness when it comes to exercise.Methods: Semi-structured interviews.

Studien handlar om brukarmedverkan, brukarinflytande och makt utifrån frukostmöten som anordnas av utredningsgruppen inom individ- och familjeomsorgen vid socialtjänsten iBiskopsgården, Göteborg.Syftet har varit att ta reda på hur makt, brukarmedverkan och brukarinflytande tar sig uttryck under utredningsgruppens frukostmöten, med hjälp av brukares och socialsekreterares beskrivningar avdessa samt med hjälp av observationer under två frukostmöten. För att kunna besvara syftet har vi haft hjälp av följande frågeställningar;? Vad är syftet med frukostmötena?? Vems agenda styr frukostmötena?? Hur ser kommunikationen ut under frukostmötena?? Hur ser rollfördelningen ut under frukostmötena?? Vad får man ut av att delta på frukostmötena?? Vilka förväntningar och känslor är förknippade med frukostmötena?Uppsatsen bygger på ett kvalitativt material där vi använt oss av observationer och intervjuer som metoder. Vi har intervjuat tre brukare och tre socialsekreterare samt gjort deltagande observationer under två frukostmöten.Det vi funnit är att brukarmedverkan och brukarinflytande tycks vara svåra begrepp och svåra saker att arbeta med. Trots detta är det något som upplevs som positivt av såväl brukare som socialsekreterare.

Objective: To study midwives management, practice and reasoning regarding contraceptive counseling for women who are experiencing "mild" side effects of the pillMethods: Four focus groups, made up of three to five midwives per group, participated in focus group discussions. Qualitative design with the method ?Think-Aloud? has been used to collect data and the material was analyzed using content analysis.Results: The study identified three categories, the first "How midwives practice regarding the side effects of the pill," shows that midwives have a systematic approach when meeting with women who are experiencing side effects of the pill. The next category "Using a holistic and professional approach for women" highlights that the midwives take women's side effects seriously and that midwives respect individual woman?s autonomy.

The aim of this investigation was to determine if, and in that case how, the resources of personne1 in what in this essay will be referred to as the department of students' health in four industrial municipalities had changed from 1999 until 2004. The establishment of the department of students' health could be discussed and analys ed in regard of a few concepts from new institutionaI organizational theory and studies on implementation. The investigation answers the following questions:What differences were there between the municipalities regarding the children's accessibility to the department of students' health?What differences were there between pre-school, compulsory school and upper secondary school within the municipalities regarding the children's accessibility to the department of student's health?The municipalities were commissioned by the government to combine school health service, student welfare and the field of remediaI teaching in order to establish a new section, the department of students' health. The study was carried out quantitatively.

Syftet: Vårt syfte med uppsatsen var att belysa hur Minnamottagningen på olika sätt kan stötta och hjälpa ensamstående (blivande) mammor i deras livssituation. I detta utgick vi ifrån mammornas egna berättelser av hur de upplevt sin situation som ensamstående (blivande) mamma samt deras upplevelser av stödet och hjälpen som Minnamottagningen erbjudit.Datainsamlingsmetoden: Vi utgick från en kvalitativ forskningsstrategi med den kvalitativa forskningsintervjun som datainsamlingsmetod. Vårt urval av informanter bestod av en kurator på Minnamottagningen och sex ensamstående (blivande) mammor som är eller tidigare har varit aktuella på Minnamottagningen. Resultatet: Minnamottagningen erbjuder ensamstående (blivande) mammor både professionellt stöd och stöd i form av olika gruppverksamheter. De ensamstående (blivande) mammornas vardagsliv beskrevs som svårt att få ihop praktiskt, tidsmässigt och ekonomiskt.

Smålands museum, the museum of Småland, is a museum for the county of Kronoberg, a mission given to the museum by the state and county council. The main fields of the museum are the cultural heritage and the history of culture of the region. The museum of Småland is also the Swedish museum of glass. This Master s thesis focuses on the information requirements of the employees at the museum of Småland. Because of the financial status of the museum, the librarian that worked at the museum had to quit about four years ago.

My essay is on the subject of teachers work environment with focus on noise and communication. In the essay questions are raised on how a teacher can influence his or hers noisy work environment. A school is a large work place with many employees and is owned and administered by the county municipality which is an even bigger workplace. How big an acting space does a teacher have in such a large organization?My methods of research on these questions have been to conduct interviews and analyzing documentation from The Swedish Work Environment Authority.

Ungdomsarbetslösheten är hög i Sverige. Som en följd av detta har Arbetsförmedlingen,Söderhamns kommun och Nordjobb startat samarbetet Jobbresan där de erbjuder kommunens ungaarbetslösa ekonomisk och praktisk hjälp med att etablera sig på den norska arbetsmarknaden. Denhär studiens syfte är att undersöka hur fem unga vuxna har upplevt sin medverkan i, och påverkanav, samverkansprojektet Jobbresan. Studiens fokus ligger på egenmakt och upplevelse av lärandeoch utveckling. Halvstrukturerade kvalitativa intervjuer har genomförts med fyra personer ochytterligare en person har lämnat en skriftlig redogörelse.

En stor bidragande orsak till hjärt- och kärlsjukdomar och för tidig död i i-länderna idag är övervikt. Forskningen har kommit fram till att kunskap om kost och motion inte är tillräckligt för att lyckas gå ner i vikt. Det har visats att t.ex. stark motivation, målsättning, positiv inställning samt socialt stöd kan vara en nödvändig hjälp för en viktnedgång. Syftet med denna undersökning är att få en ökad förståelse och kunskap om vad människor uppfattar har underlättat deras viktnedgång.

This master?s paper first presents some of the principal theories and concepts developed by the poverty researchers Rowntree, Titmuss, Townsend, Sen and Lister. These theoretical frameworks are then related to two documents from the EU and Sweden concerning combating poverty and social exclusion, bearing on the establishment of the ?Year 2010 against Poverty?. Finally, I discuss the value in practice of these theories and policy documents, as regards reducing poverty in Europe.It has become clear in this investigation that the theories and concepts from earlier research are still relevant to the formulation of contemporary policy programmes, and that earlier research helps us to avoid old traps in fighting poverty.