In today?s changing environment, creation of projects by organizations has become more common. The problem is, though, that the knowledge of the subject is still limited which causes many projects to fail. This has made it extra important to have a good project manager whocanlead the project in the right direction. While doing this both the project method and the project manager?s motivation are contributing sources.

The aim of this study is to create a deeper understanding of the disease known as eating disorder. The study is based on four autobiographies written by individuals who themselves have been affected by eating disorders. These stories have been studied using a narrative approach. To achieve the purpose, the study is focused on what participants describe as the factors underlying the onset of the disease, the factors that participants describe maintained their eating disorders, as well as what is described to be the factors responsible for their recovery. By my interpretation of the stories, I have been able to identify common factors that all participants describe to be influential in their disease course.

Hospital Mergers have been proved to be troublesome, the most crucial ingredient is believed tobe the participation of members of the organization on all levels. When the hospital mergerbetween the hospital of Malmö and the hospital of Lund is a fact, it seems clear that knowledgeabout managing motivation is important. The knowledge could also lead to increased possibilitiesto improve support for motivation where needed at the hospital.I have through a literature review created a descriptive model of the theoretical view onmotivational factors for participation in change and their relationships. The theoretical modelwhere then tested in a empirical study in which additional data created a more true model of themotivation on participation at the hospital.The findings of the study show how the descriptive model illustrates how the twodifferent departments both work with a empowering philosophy that have built in properties thatenable the employees to gain more motivation. The model also underline the importance of thecommunication role to enlighten the employee in what, where, when and why the change takesplace.

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 study aims to increase understanding and knowledge of motivation; this by examining how the leader experiences her capability to promote employees' work motivation. Also, how employees perceive that the leader influence and enhance their work motivation. Interviews were conducted with a manager and two employees of a government agency in Sweden. The results demonstrate different opinions between manager and employees in the manager's ability to foster motivation in the everyday work. The leader thinks that she promotes her employees work positively and believes that she is giving her employees attention and appreciation.

Syftet med rapporten var att studera, tolka och försöka finna svaret på hur gymnasieelever ser på motivation och vad motivation betyder för dem. Det finns flera tidigare studier utförda inom området, där forskarna försöker tolka, förstå och förklara begreppet motivation Kortfattat och summerat kan motivation definieras på följande sätt. Motivation har många olika betydelser, för varje enskild individ har det sin egen betydelse. Yttre motivationsfaktorer är något individen generellt påverkas av, men den inre motivationen är strängt personlig. Den inre drivkraften som motiverar och får individen att gå vidare, är en känsla och en sinnesstämning, en självupplevd positiv erfarenhet som ger vällustkänslor och därmed ökad motivation.Resultatet i min rapport visar att motivation är styrd av flera faktorer.

Arbetssysslan har en stor påverkan på medarbetarnas motivation. Är arbetssysslan monoton kan det skapa negativ effekt attityden kring arbetsplatsen och motivationen. Syftet med denna forskningsstudie är att bidra med förståelse kring hur företag med monotona arbetssysslor kan öka motivationen hos sina medarbetare. Fokusen i studien ligger på att ta reda på vilka faktorer det är som kan öka motivationen hos medarbetare med monotona arbetssysslor. Utifrån en kvantitativ surveyundersökning hos tre företag tar vi reda på hur företagen arbetar med motivation och hur medarbetarna upplever motivationen utifrån olika motivationsfaktorer.

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka vad det är som gör att eleverna känner sig motiverade eller omotiverade och vilka faktorer som påverkar deras motivation. Uppsatsen ger förhoppningsvis läsaren en fördjupad förståelse för elevers motivation.För att uppnå studiens syfte har jag genomfört kvalitativa intervjuer med åtta elever. Intervjufrågorna baseras på studiens frågeställningar: Vad är elevernas uppfattning om vad som gör dem motiverade? samt, Vilka faktorer påverkar elevernas motivation?Jag för även ett teoretiskt resonemang kring motivation som baserar sig på vad forskare tidigare har skrivit inom ämnet.Analysen av resultatet visar att eleverna i undersökningen i regel känner sig motiverade inför skolan och skolarbetet. Aspekter såsom engagerade lärare och elevernas mål påverkar motivationen.

The purpose of this study was to examine the resources and barriers that social workers have incorporating the Social Service Act states during meetings with clients, using and developing the client's skills and knowledge, develop their own resources and to promote the use of self-determination. A qualitative study was done by interviewing six social workers working within the in social service?s department for family and individual welfare. Social workers were encouraged to describe and discuss the key aspects of cases that developed positively respectively negatively. Motivation theory, evidence-based practice, empowerment, and expert-expert relationship are the theories and concepts that we used to analyze the material.The study's main conclusion is that the most important prerequisite for positive development of cases is that the social worker emphasizes and stimulates the client's own resources during meetings.

 Denna undersökning är ett försök att visa på vilka faktorer som påverkar elevers inre motivation positivt och som bör eftersträvas i undervisningen, samt de faktorer som bör undvikas. Underökningen är utförd med hjälp av, och vänder sig främst till elever på Hantverksprogrammet, men kan förhoppningsvis vara till nytta och av intresse även för andra utbildningar..

This study intends to discuss what might motivate Swedish upper secondary students to read literature in English. The study was performed through interviews with both teachers and students, as well as questionnaire studies with both students and teachers. The students give different interpretations of what the definition of motivation is, ranging from definitions of extrinsic motivation to signs of their definitions leaning toward intrinsic motivation. The conclusion is that although the English language itself is not a barrier for students? reading motivation, the majority of them are not motivated to read.

New technology and urban sprawl have resulted in almost half of the population in Sweden being insufficiently physically active. The sedentary lifestyle causes heart- and vascular diseases, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, stress etc. in the population. One of the biggest priorities in the society is to promote more physical activity. Through literature studies and a questionnaire this paper will examine how we can design the built environment in order to promote physical exercise and if we can change the sedentary lifestyle with a outdoor environment that invite physical exercise. There are both internal and external factors that have importance for people?s physical activity.

The aim with this study is to illustrate the underlying causes of students? difficulties in Mathematics from a teacher perspective. The approach that has been used through this study is qualitative, method wise interviews were used. The selection for the study consists of five teachers with many years? experience in the subject of Mathematics.

The teaching of modern foreign languages within Swedish educational system has been a subject of a number of alarming reports in recent years. Several studies have shown that students lack motivation to learn any language but English. Of particular concern is the young males? underachieving and disinterest in foreign languages. In the meantime, a number of international studies and the statistical data from Swedish national agencies of secondary and higher education (Skolverket and Högskoleverket) have indicated that Russian is one of the languages that are favoured by males. The primary goal of my case study was, therefore, to examine students? motivation to learn Russian and their attitudes towards language, community and Russian-speaking people.

This essay, called Motivation and reading comprehension, is a study of the correlation between the motivation to read and the reading comprehension of Swedish students in their final year of school before university level, meaning that they are eighteen or nineteen years old, sometimes more.The relation between the identity of the individual and the learning process has been a matter of scientific interest for some time, and this essay works in that tradition by investigating the connection between how pupils regard reading and how well developed their ability to decode text is.The reading comprehension is measured through a test that consists of a text from the Swedish epic by Vilhelm Moberg, Invandrarna, where the reader at certain intervals throughout the text is asked to mark the correct word from a choice of three. This test has been used and evaluated extensively by Per Fröjd, who has found that the results are reliable and useful.To measure the motivation to read I?ve constructed a survey to be answered before taking the reading test. It focuses on three different parts of reading motivation that are noted as the most important ones by Ivar Bråten. These are the feeling of joy and interest for reading, the goal to acquire knowledge of a specific subject, and the expectations that you have on yourself as a reader.Results show a weak or non-existent correlation between the two factors for the whole of the subjects, but once those who have a first language other than Swedish are removed the correlation becomes significant.