The purpose of this study is to examine what factors that motivate people to work in professions with an explicit and inherent risk of threats and violence. By using a qualitative study and conducting in-depth interviews with eight security guards and doormen with experience from working at restaurants and nightclubs, the study could conclude that the interviewed security guards and doormen were motivated mainly by economic incentives and the social interaction that the profession entails. Status and riskiness of the profession did also, to a certain extent, contribute to the motivation. The professions' lack of advancement opportunities were frequently mentioned as the main reason to why one chose to leave the position, or consider the time in the profession as limited..

The study takes place in the capital of Sweden, Stockholm. It focuses on how the past reforms since the 90s have changed the teachers? occupation as a profession.The study is partially based on analysis of prior research and documents related to the thesis. The cornerstone of it is based on four immerse interviews carried out in three different schools. Two of which were private schools and the third is a municipal school.

Bröstcancer är den vanligaste cancerformen bland kvinnor, cirka 6 300 kvinnor i Sverige drabbas varje år. Ett cancerbesked innebär ett förändrat livsperspektiv för patienten. Syftet med denna kvalitativa litteraturstudie var att beskriva hur bröstcancerdrabbade kvinnor upplevde sjuksköterskans stöd. Litteraturstudien planerades och genomfördes enligt Polit & Hunglers (1999) arbetsgång. Resultatet delas in i tre olika kategorier: Emotionellt stöd, informativt stöd och instrumentellt stöd.

The purpose of this study was to investigate, through a qualitative survey, the need of knowledge and strategy in organisations today and tomorrow. The empirical investigation is built on a semi structured interview that was conducted on nine different companies in Gislaveds community. The companies were from three different branches namely: tree, metal and polymer. Three interviews were conducted in each branch.The result from the interviews showed that the globalisation had put the companies under hard competition which had made the need for rationalisation and effectivness more apparent. Having said this, the demands on the organisation and the individuals within it will constantly increase.

Organisationer i dagens samhälle måste ständigt utvecklas för att kunna vara konkurrenskraftiga och i takt med strävandet efter effektivitet har det skapats ett större fokus på medarbetarnas välmående. I samspelet inom en organisation så skapas det en kultur med normer och värderingar som styr strukturer och processer och i denna kultur blir organisationens syn på medarbetarna tydlig. Vårt syfte var att undersöka hur en organisation hanterar mångfald och hur det uppfattas av medarbetarna samt hur den befintliga kulturen påverkar medarbetarnas attityder till förändringar. Vi har undersökt hur medarbetarna inom organisationen ser på mångfald och vad de har för uppfattningar kring en ökad mångfald på arbetsplatsen och för att få svar på detta har vi gjort en kvalitativ undersökning med intervjuer. Vi har använt oss av teorier som berör medarbetarskap, organisationer, organisationskulturer, förändringsprocesser och maktstrukturer för att kunna tolka vårt resultat.

Gotland is famous around the world for its unique nature. The agriculture here has always been an important source of income and part of the identity of the island. But today the profession has low status and hard to survive. How can the interest for farming be increased?Gotlandsgården is an investigation about how the agriculture could develop.

The purpose of this work is to find out how present manager contracts are set up in Landstinget Västmanland (the county council of Västmanland), explore managers? perception of these contracts and why managers have chosen leadership. The work has also reviewed the question if managers need to have a relationship or expertise to the activities they lead and which qualifications are needed in such case. The survey was conducted in two divisions in which nine interviews were held with managers at all levels. In addition to this a questionnaire including the 87 managers in the divisions were held.

Many professions, such as doctors and psychologists, have a long history of work practice which have resulted that these professions have created their own ethical guidelines. The IT profession, which can be viewed as a relative young and somewhat immature profession, have yet to accommodate any clear guidelines regarding ethics. It?s therefore imperative to create discussions regarding ethical actions to raise the ethical awareness and also create ethical guidelines. The development of the IT profession is moving forward at a quick pace and it?s important to understand that this rapid advancement is not only changing the profession but also changing the society and the environment.

In the present study, the institutional discourse in health care was examined, focusing onspeech therapists and occupational therapists in interaction with a common patient withaphasia. The purpose of the present study was to identify common communication strategiesused in the professional conversation between a speech therapist and a patient and between anoccupational therapist and the same patient. Specific research questions were: Whatcommunicative strategies are used in interaction between a speech therapist and a patient withaphasia and between the occupational therapist and the same patient? Are theredifferences/similarities between how speech therapists and occupational therapists interactwith patients with aphasia?Six people in total, two patients in interaction with a speech therapist and an occupationaltherapist respectively, were recorded during treatment sessions of each profession. Generaland specific aspects of the institutional interaction were then analysed according to principlesof conversation analysis.Similarities in the use of closed questions as a strategy to increase the effectiveness ininteraction could be seen between the two different professions studied.

Background: The audit has not always been as it is today. The first law requiring auditing was legislated in the Companies Act 1895. Many events have taken place in the audit history; among them was the Krueger crash, which affected the auditing profession hard in Sweden. This led to new recommendations and laws that would save the profession. Because of the events in the past, there are many who question the audit profession and discussions have been held regarding the auditor's independence and objectivity.

Titel: Agerande vid tystnadsplikt- för auktoriserade revisorer, auktoriserade redovisningskonsulter och personer med dubbla yrkesroller.Bakgrund: Auktoriserade revisorer och redovisningskonsulter har olika grader av tystnadsplikt, vilket idag är under debatt i Sverige. Tidigare forskning har påvisat att individer agerar olika beroende på om de har professionell identitet eller organisationell identitet. Därför är det intressant att undersöka hur auktoriserade revisorers, auktoriserade redovisningskonsulters och personer med dubbla yrkesrollers agerande påverkas av professionell och organisationell identitet.Syfte: Syftet är att förklara hur professionella och organisationella identiteter påverkar auktoriserade revisorers, auktoriserade redovisningskonsulters och personer med dubbla yrkesrollers agerande vid tystnadsplikt.Metod: Studien har en abduktiv forskningsansats och består dels av en kvalitativ förundersökning och dels av en kvantitativ undersökning. Den kvalitativa förstudien består av semi-strukturerade telefonintervjuer och den kvantitativa undersökningen är en surveydesign bestående av en webbenkät.Resultat: Professionell identitet påverkar auktoriserade revisorers agerande vid tystnadsplikt när de diskuterar med sin närmsta kollega eller sin klients styrelse i större utsträckning än organisationell identitet. Det vill säga ju starkare professionell identitet auktoriserade revisorer har, desto mindre viktigt uppfattar de att det är att upprätthålla tystnadsplikten när de diskuterar med sin närmsta kollega eller med sin klients styrelse.

Bakgrund: Globaliseringen gör att den kulturella kompetensen hos sjuksköterskan är viktig. Studier har visat att sjuksköterskestudenter som varit på internationellt utbyte och haft sin verksamhetsförlagda utbildning (VFU) i utland utvecklat en kulturell medvetenhet och personlig utveckling. Få studier har undersökt hur utbytet påverkat studenters professionella utveckling i rollen som sjuksköterska. Syftet var att beskriva sjuksköterskestudenters uppfattning om vad de lärt sig under VFU i utland som de tror har betydelse för deras framtida omvårdnadsarbete. Metod: Studien hade en kvalitativ ansats med en deskriptiv karaktär.

Syftet med denna kvalitativa studie är att utforska hur chefer inom människobehandlande organisationer upplever sin psykosociala arbetsmiljö samt förutsättningar för verksamhetsutveckling utifrån informanternas upplevelser Frågeställningar är: Hur upplever cheferna krav och sin egen roll i arbetet? Hur upplever cheferna handlingsutrymme och kontroll i sin arbetssituation? Hur upplever cheferna socialt stöd och sin förmåga till att hantera problematiska situationer i arbetet? Hur upplever cheferna förhållandet till sina medarbetare och förutsättningar för verksamhetsutveckling? Resultatet påvisar att cheferna i vår undersökning upplever höga krav i sin arbetssituation. Cheferna upplever, i stor utsträckning, tydlighet i sin roll och anser sig ha god förmåga att förhålla sig till en mängd varierande förväntningar. Vidare upplever cheferna att de har handlingsutrymme samt kontroll i de flesta arbetssituationer. Cheferna har tillgång till gediget stöd i arbetet, vilket underlättar vid uppkomna problematiska situationer.

The aim of this essay is to get a deeper understanding of a teachers' profession and to get knowledge of how earlier experiences can influence you as a teacher. I have interviewed a female teacher, Pia to get this understanding. As a tool to get the teacher's whole story I used the life story method. In her profession she is influenced by her own importance of security as a child.Her own needs of security has given her an deeper understanding for pupils like herself during the childhood; insecure and afraid. Her understanding for all kinds of behavior among the children has increased by her own experiences.The story shows that Pia is frustrated by the fact that she can't control her own working time.

The aim of this study was to examine if an organisation that strives for democracy and participation, also possess an open information culture. This study deals with the information culture in a social movement organisation, Attac Gothenburg. To achieve the aim, following questions were asked: What is the organisation culture like, is it open or closed? What is the information culture like, is it open or closed? What is the information culture like, in relation to the identity of the organisation? The focus has been put on earlier research in social movements, organisation and information culture. In this qualitative study I have collected material mainly from interviews.