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Perceived Collective Use of Selection, Optimisation, and Compensation: Associations with Work Ability Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2022-04-30 Annette Meng,Iben Louise Karlsen,Vilhelm Borg,Thomas Clausen
Background: Individual use of selection, optimisation, and compensation (SOC) is positively associated with work ability; however, this association has never been explored at the group or leadership levels.Aim: The aim of this study is to explore the strength of associations between employee-rated use of SOC at the individual, group, and leadership levels and self-rated work ability among nurses. Method:
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Driving High and Low: Heavy Vehicle Drivers and Their Supervisors Facing Digitalization Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2022-04-22 Tuomo Alasoini,Arja Ala-Laurinaho,Marja Känsälä
Our qualitative study in two Finnish companies examines the view presented as part of the ‘employment crisis’ debate that digitalization is leading to a significant substitution of the work of drivers of heavy road vehicles. The main effects of digitalization thus far on the drivers’ work have been automation of individual vehicle functions, speeding up the communication among them and between them
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Meaningfulness in the Work of Language Professionals Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Jenni Virtaluoto,Satu Selkälä
This qualitative study explores the changes that a specific group of knowledge workers – language professionals in Finland – have undergone in their work and how they perceive the meaningfulness of their work as a result. The data presented in this article has been collected through group interviews and is part of a larger data set. To make sense of our data, we use thematic analysis and the framework
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Social (Im)mobility in Low-skilled and Low-wage Immigrant Niches Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2022-04-06 Marie Holm Slettebak,Johan Fredrik Rye
In the last two decades, many labor migrants have arrived in the Nordic countries where they concentrate in certain low-wage and low-skilled jobs – immigrant niches. The article analyzes the scope of social (im)mobility in terms of occupational careers, income change, and job stability for native and foreign-born workers in immigrant niches in the low-skilled and low-wage section of the labor market
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Occupational Safety and Health Coordinators – Puzzle-piece Caretakers or Necessary Evils Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2022-04-04 Jeppe Zielinski Nguyen Ajslev,Jeppe Lykke Møller,Ika Elisabeth Ejstrup Nimb
The construction industry continues to be high-risk in terms of occupational safety and health (OSH) issues. A pivotal instrument in preventing these risks at both European and Danish levels is the OSH coordinator. In spite of the important role of the coordinator, little research on their roles and functions exist, and critics have pointed out that OSH professionals in general may only confer limited
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Introduction to NJWLS 2022-1 Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-22 Anders Buch
This issue of Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies opens the 12th volume of the journal with five new research articles.
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Solving ‘the Uniform Issue’: Gender and Professional Identity in the Swedish Military Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-10 Sanna Strand,Alma Persson,Fia Sundevall
This article contributes empirical knowledge about the shifting ways in which the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) has articulated and addressed ‘the uniform issue’, that is, matters concerning servicewomen’s access to adequate uniforms and other equipment, since the 1980s. Drawing on analytical tools employed within post-structural policy analysis, we demonstrate how ‘the uniform issue’ has gone from being
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Union Density in Norway and Sweden: Stability versus Decline Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2022-02-23 Anders Kjellberg,Kristine Nergaard
The aim is to explain why union density is not only considerably higher in the Ghent country Sweden than in non-Ghent Norway but also why it has declined much more in Sweden, in particular among blue-collar workers. We show how changes to Swedish unemployment insurance in 2007–2013 were followed by a decline in union density and how white-collar unions were more successful than blue-collar unions in
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Trade Unions in the Nordic Labor Market Models – Signs of Erosion? Introduction to the Special Issue Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2022-02-23 Laust Høgedahl,Kristine Nergaard,Kristin Alsos
The Nordic countries are known for being small open economies with large public sectors due to universal welfare states and high living standards across occupations and education levels. This combination has recently been characterized as a balanced growth model in which both exports and internal demand (private and public) contributes to economic growth. In contrast to export-led growth models – as
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Translation of Nordic Workplace Democracy to the United States Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2022-02-19 Hege Eggen Børve,Elin Kvande
This paper explores a translation process of Nordic workplace democracy by using an empirical case study of a Norwegian company setting up a subsidiary company in the US. The paper con- tributes to existing accounts of how ideas and practices in international companies are translated from one institutional context to another by focusing on the role of agency in translation processes. Drawing on advances
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Employees’ Relational Work on Social Media Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-13 Eva Lindell,Lucia Crevani
Given how social media are commonly used in contemporary Nordic countries, social media platforms are emerging as crucial for relational work between employers, employees, and potential employees. By means of a discursive psychology approach, this study investigates employers’ constructs of relational work on social media through the use of two interpretative repertoires: the repertoire of loss of
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Contradictions of Ordered Trust: Trust-based Work and Conflicting Logics in Municipal Care Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-08 Helena Håkansson
This article examines intra-organizational trust and institutional logics in municipal social care services in the setting of a trust-based developmental project. A case study was conducted in a Swedish municipal district. The data consists of 27 semi-structured interviews with care workers, first-line managers, and strategic staff as well as 11 observations. The study adds insights regarding trust
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Social Innovation for Work Inclusion – Contributions of Swedish Third Sector Organizations Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-08 Malin Lindberg,Johan Hvenmark,Cecilia Nahnfeldt
The innovative contributions of third sector organizations (TSOs) to tackle work-related societal challenges are increasingly acknowledged in policy and research, but rarely in Nordic working life studies. The article helps fill this knowledge gap by an empirical mapping of efforts by Swedish TSOs to promote work inclusion among people considered disadvantaged in the regular labor market, due to age
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Introduction to NJWLS 2021-4 Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Anders Buch
This issue of Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies makes six new research articles available. The first article of the issue is written by Marit Lensjø: Grounded Theory Analysis of Work-based TVET and Intersectional Challenges Between Constriction Workers. It explores the Norwegian technical vocational education and training (TVET) model that combines school-based education with work-based apprenticeship
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Restructuring of Finnish Trade Unions – the Growing Importance of Women Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Tapio Bergholm,Markku Sippola
The membership profile of Finnish trade unions has changed from male-dominated industrial workers to female-dominated service and public sector workers who are more highly educated. The Finnish labour market is strongly divided into female and male occupations and sectors, and these intersectional differences play an important part in the differentiation of developmental paths. The erosion of membership
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Cohort Differences in Swedish Union Membership 1956–2019 and the Role of Individualization Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Erik Vestin,Patrik Vulkan
Discussions of the role of cohort differences have long been part of academic research on union membership, with a central hypothesis being that the general decline in unionization is caused by changes toward more individualistic values in the younger generations. However, the short time span of most studies makes it uncertain if they can separate cohort effects from age effects. Using survey data
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A Tailspin for Taxi Drivers: Platform Labor, Deregulations, and a Migrant Occupation Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-19 Helga Hiim Staalhane,Anders Vassenden
In this article, we investigate Norwegian taxi drivers’ perceptions and experiences of the introduction of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) such as Uber. We find that taxi drivers are highly critical, but not over technology or TNCs as such. Their critique is directed at government deregulations of the taxi industry, which paved the way for TNC re-entry. Our findings suggest that, if we are
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Young Workers in Transition: Explaining the Density Gap by a Life-course Perspective Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-19 Laust Høgedahl,Rasmus Juul Møberg
A common challenge for all trade unions in most of the Western world is the growing trade union density gap between young and older workers. In this paper, we examine the generational trade union gap with point of departure in the Danish case. Our data stem from two large surveys (APL II & III).We find that young workers are not more individualized; to the contrary, unorganized young workers have a
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Gendered Labor Market (dis)advantages in Nordic Welfare States. Introduction to the Theme of the Special Issue Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-05 Armi Mustosmäki,Liza Reisel,Tiina Sihto,Mari Teigen
Gender equality has been named as one of the normative foundations of Nordic wel- fare states. This is reflected in how, year after year, Nordic states rank among the most gender egalitarian countries in the world (see, e.g., World Economic Forum 2020). In Nordic countries, the state has been, and continues to be, a central actor in shaping women’s citizenship, labor market opportunities, and caring
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Sleep-Related Problems and Associations with Occupational Factors among Home Care Personnel Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-01 Maria Lindholm,Ingela Målqvist,Magnus Alderling,Lena Hillert,Carl M Lind,Arto Reiman,Mikael Forsman
Recent demographic developments in Europe have increased the demand for home care. Working in other people’s home environment is challenging. Home care personnel’s musculoskeletal disorders are common, and care personnel overall often have sleep disturbances. In this study, associations between occupational physical and psychosocial factors and possible sleep-related problems among home care personnel
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Influence at Work tied to Materiality in Danish Care Work Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-01 Peter Aske Svendsen,Johan Simonsen Abildgaard,Lene Tanggaard,Ida Elisabeth Huitfeldt Madsen,Malene Friis Andersen
Influence at work is known to be an important factor for workers health. Researchers have called for studies on influence at work as a contextualized phenomenon. Based on individual interviews with managers and focus group interviews with employees in three care workplaces, the article shows how the materiality of the work setting ties employees’ influence to perform tasks in both hindering and enabling
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Key Insights into What Makes Public Organizations Learn from Training Programs Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-10-19 Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud
Public organizations often operate in rigid environments with standardized procedures that are not conducive to learning, yet it is crucial that they continuously improve at solving their societal tasks in a satisfactory way. There is a lack of knowledge about what factors are important for learning to occur in public organizations. Based on a questionnaire, this study looks at how different factors
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Gendered Experiences of Appearance-related Perks and Penalties in Finnish Labor Markets Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-09-22 Iida Kukkonen,Outi Sarpila
Physical appearance is generally associated with considerable labor-market sanctions, and appearances are thought to be of particular importance in the feminine service sector. However, little is known about workers’ experiences of appearance-based perks and penalties in Nordic labor markets. Drawing on literature on aesthetic capital and labor, this study aims to fill this research gap. The study
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Introduction to NJWLS 2021-3 Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-09-21 Anders Buch
This issue of Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies presents six new research articles from the Nordic countries. The first article of the issue is Working Environment Activities in Hospitals: Expansion of Scope and Decentralization of Responsibility by Per-Christian Borgen and Bente Vibecke Lunde. Borgen and Lunde’s study explores how legislative working environment regulations are understood and
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A Cross-sectional Study of Sustainable Employment in Nordic Eldercare Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-09-15 Ida Drange,Mia Vabø
This study addresses the retention challenges of Nordic eldercare by investigating how care workers’ work-time arrangements are associated with consideration to quit the job. Particular attention is paid to the mediating role of economic distress and work-life conflict. Based on a Nordic cross-sectional survey (Nordcare II), we investigate how different modes of shift work scheduling and involuntary
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Emotional and Aesthetic Labor of Finnish Military Officers Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-09-15 Suvi Kouri
This study analyzes the emotional and aesthetic labor of Finnish military officers. It examines the kinds of valuations officers attach to the notion of an ideal soldier. The meanings that officers give to these ideals are explored within the wider framework of post-Fordist new work. The ideal soldier is traditionally considered to be physically capable and strong, rational, and in control—features
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Skilled Migrant Women’s Experiences of the Job Search Process Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-09-15 Heidi Lehtovaara,Marjut Jyrkinen
In this article, we address how skilled migrant women experience job search processes in Finland, and the expectations and emotions that arise from these workforce encounters, which we explore through unique qualitative data. Although Finland relies strongly on principles of equality and inclusion, highly educated migrant women face major difficulties in job application processes. The employment level
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Women’s Underrepresentation in Corporate Power in Norway and US: Beyond In-group Favoritism Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-09-15 Sigtona Halrynjo,Mary Blair-Loy
Despite increasing gender-equality in many areas, corporate power is still strongly male-dominated. Prevailing research often relies on the cognitive, demand-side mechanism of in-group favoritism based on single-country studies to produce generalized explanations of men’s dominance in top management and to recommend remedies, such as gender quotas on boards. However, existing research findings are
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Private ICT-Activities and Emotions at Work – A Swedish Diary Study Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-09-14 Kristina Palm,Ann Bergman,Calle Rosengren
The boundaries between the work and non-work spheres have been challenged through the rapid development of information and communication technology (ICT). Individuals may easily engage in non-work (family and private) matters at work and during working hours. Prior research on emotions at work tends to understand all emotions at work as work related. By studying non-work matters managed through ICT
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Workplace Inclusion Competence and Employer Engagement Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-08-19 Heidi Enehaug,Øystein Spjelkavik,Eivind Falkum,Kjetil Frøyland
Existing active labor market policy (ALMP) measures have been unsuccessful in establishing long- term employment for vulnerable groups.This paper contributes to further development of the role of the employer engagement perspective in ALMP. We introduce the term workplace inclusion competence and explore its association to two distinct work-organizational categories: participa tion- and control-oriented
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A Maternal Wall for Refugees? Gender and Labor Market Establishment in Sweden Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-07-11 Anne Grönlund,Madelene Nordlund
Using longitudinal register data, we examined gender patterns in the long-term labor market establishment of refugees (n ≈ 11,700) and Swedish-born individuals (n ≈ 109,000). The main question was whether refugee women face greater difficulties than men and if gender differences can be attributed to care responsibilities. With multinomial logistic regression, cox regressions, and individual fixed effects
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Combining Work and Pension in Norway: Gathering Information and Imagining the Future Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-07-06 Anne Skevik Grødem,Ragni Hege Kitterød
The Norwegian pension system has provided unprecedented flexibility to combine work and pension drawing from the age of 62, and this has become a popular option. Using qualitative interviews with 28 older workers, we explore their information strategies and motivations. We find that many informants struggle to understand the various options and their consequences and use different strategies to shield
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Young Workers on Digital Labor Platforms: Uncovering the Double Autonomy Paradox Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Cæcilie Sloth Laursen,Mette Lykke Nielsen,Johnny Dyreborg
Drawing on interviews with 12 young adults in the Danish digital labor market, this article investigates how young workers on digital labor platforms experience the tension between ‘algorithmic management’ and autonomy. Digital labor platforms promise autonomy to workers, but the study shows that the platforms in varying degrees exert control over the labor process in different stages of the work.
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Acting Agentically at Work: Developing a Short Measure of Professional Agency Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Katja Vähäsantanen,Eija Räikkönen,Susanna Paloniemi,Päivi Hökkä
Although professional agency has become an increasingly crucial issue in work organizations, investigators lack a brief instrument to measure it. This paper introduces a short measure to explore professional agency at work. Our aim was to shorten the original 17-item Professional Agency Measure, while also exploring its usability for cross-validating questionnaire datasets, and investigating the relationship
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Existential Driving Forces to Work after Retirement: The Example of Physicians’ Mentoring Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-06-27 Mattias Bengtsson,Marita Flisbäck
The article addresses physicians who work as group supervisors or mentors in a training program after having formally retired. The driving forces to continue to work are analyzed in terms of the development of existential meaning of work at a particular stage of the life cycle. We argue that a deeper understanding of the existential driving forces, that both cause physicians to accept post-retirement
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Immigration Background and Differences in School-to- work Trajectories of Early School Leavers Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-06-23 Olav Nygård
This article focuses on the school-to-work trajectories of early school leavers in Sweden. I use sequence analysis of population-level registry data covering the first 10 years after compulsory school for 6404 early school leavers to identify four clusters of school-to-work trajectories: an exclusion trajectory characterized by not being in employment, education, or training; an education trajectory
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Co-creation in Macrotask Knowledge Work on Online Labor Platforms Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-06-13 Laura Seppänen,Clay Spinuzzi,Seppo Poutanen,Tuomo Alasoini
Nordic working life studies have mostly focused on the precarious aspects of work mediated via online labor platforms. We follow a different approach and examine the potential of such work to benefit professionals by enhancing their job quality and learning. This qualitative, practice-based study applies the concept ‘co-creation’ to examine how a social form of creating value takes place in Upwork
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Career Stability in 14 Finnish Industrial Employee Cohorts in 1988–2015 Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-06-13 Satu Ojala,Pasi Pyöriä,Aart-Jan Riekhoff
It is often argued that global competition and technological development have made industrial jobs more unstable. In this article, we ask how career stability has evolved in the Finnish forest, metal, and chemical industries, comparing 14 cohorts (age groups) by gender and educational level. We focus on industrial employees born in 1958–1971 and compare their career stability at ages 30–44 using Statistics
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Organizational Culture and Masculinities in a Startup Company in Finland Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-05-08 Katri Pöllänen
This article explores the organizational culture of the startup scene in Finland. Startup companies offer an interesting setting for research, because their organizational culture, hierarchy and power structures differ from those of large traditional organizations. The method used in this study was an organizational ethnography in a startup company in Finland, which included participant observation
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Social Class, Union Strategies, and Preference in Wage Outcomes in Norway Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-04-30 Ann Cecilie Bergene,Ida Drange
This article explores a potential socialization effect of unions on member preferences in wage outcomes and bargaining structures. This challenges notions of union wage policies simply reflecting the material self-interest of their constituency. In their formative role, unions can either propagate more redistribution in society, that is, increasing equality, or increasing societal inequalities, arguing
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Grounded Theory Analysis of Work-based TVET and Intersectional Challenges Between Construction Workers Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-04-30 Marit Lensjø
In this study, I examine training in the work-based part of Norwegian technical vocational education and training (TVET). The TVET model includes two years in school followed by two years of apprenticeship at an authorized training enterprise. The empirical findings are based on one year of fieldwork combined with interviews, while following communities of plumbers and apprentices on construction sites
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Working Environment Activities in Hospitals: Expansion of Scope and Decentralization of Responsibility Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-03-23 Per-Christian Borgen,Bente Vibecke Lunde
This article analyzes how two development traits in the regulatory requirements for Working Environment (WE) activities – an expansion of scope and a decentralization of responsibility – are understood and handled over time by actors responsible for WE activities in Norwegian hospitals. The expanded scope of WE activities is studied based on the requirements outlined in The Working Environment Act
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Meaningfulness and Coherence? Experiences Among Young Soldiers in the Swedish Armed Forces Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Gunnar Gillberg,Roland Kadefors,Jan Holmer,Anders Östebo
The twofold aim of the present study was to try to understand why young recruits to the Swedish Armed Forces chose a military career rather than a civilian one, and how their expectations were met when confronted with the realities of life as a soldier or marine. The study material consisted of 57 interviews with 37 young recruits; the interviews were carried out at units representing different branches
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Being There No Matter What: Working in Publicly Provided Homecare Services Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Annika Vänje,Karin Sjöberg Forssberg
The aim of this article is to critically explore how formal and informal work practices interplay with gender in the shaping of homecare service’s work environments. An ethnomethodological view on doing gender is applied in combination with theories about challenges in relational work.The material is drawn from two projects represented by (i) a cooperative inquiry about Swedish homecare service’s work
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Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner (2020). Learning to Make a Difference. Value Creation in Social Learning Spaces, Cambridge University Press, ix + 279 pages Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2021-01-04 Anders Buch
In their work, in their leisure time – yes, indeed in all walks of life – people interact with one another, have new experiences, come to know new things, and learn new things about their environment and the world they inhabit. But how? Philosophers, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, cognitive scientists, and many more have theorized this fundamental question and developed theories of learning
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Involuntary Childlessness at Work: Experiences of Emotion Work, Unfair Marginalization and Inadequacy Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-12-28 Mika Mård
This article presents and analyzes experiences of involuntary childlessness at work and, through that, attempts to increase our understanding of emotional and silenced experiences in organizations. While primarily being an exploratory study with a purpose to get an initial glimpse into working life through involuntary childless individuals’ point of view, this article also engages with Arlie Hochschild’s
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Bridging the Dialectical Histories in Organizational Change: Hysteresis in Scandinavian Telecommunications Privatization Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Henrik Koll
Conventionally, organizational change research has viewed history as objective facts associated with path dependencies, making change difficult. However, started with the work of Suddaby et al. (2010), a different stance has emerged, viewing history as a subjective, narrative construction that can be utilized to facilitate change. This paper responds to calls for ways of bridging these two perceptions
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Transformation of the Ghent System in Sweden: Silent Institutionalization of Complementary Unemployment Benefits Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Jayeon Lindellee
The Swedish public unemployment insurance program is characterized by its governance structure involving union-linked insurance funds, famously known as the Ghent system. This paper argues that the unions’ strongly entrenched interest in the provision of unemployment benefits has continued to shape the establishment and expansion of complementary benefits for the unemployed in multiple forms, including
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The Experience Qualities Approach to Leadership and Employee Well-being Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-10-25 Ilkka Salmi,Ville Pietiläinen,Antti Syväjärvi
A phenomenological psychology approach in organizational studies has been somewhat overlooked, particularly in research on leadership and employee well-being. This study presents a new way of examining leadership and employee well-being. A novel experience qualities approach was utilized with the aim of revealing the authentic structure of human experiences, particularly experience qualities such as
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‘Crowded out’? Immigration Surge and Residents’ Employment Outcomes in Norway Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-10-25 Jon Ivar Elstad,Kristian Heggebø
This study uses Norwegian public register data in a spatial correlation approach, and analyzes associations between regional variations in immigration and employment outcomes 2004–2015 in a cohort of adult residents (N = 1.3 million). A higher share of immigrants in the regional population and an immigrant population dominated by low-educated were associated with slightly negative work income trends
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Employees of Greatness: Signifying Values in Performance Appraisal Criteria Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-10-25 Ylva Ulfsdotter Eriksson,Bengt Larsson,Petra Adolfsson
The spread of performance-based and variable pay systems has affected expectations on employee contributions and remuneration, which have become increasingly personalized and individualized. Based on a theoretical valuation studies approach, this study of performance-based pay systems in Sweden shows that performance appraisals are (e)valuations of employees’ yearly performance in which they are prized
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Youth Health and Safety Groups: Process Evaluation from an Intervention in Danish Supermarkets Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-10-25 Karen Albertsen,Sisse Grøn,Kristina Karstad Meyland,Hans Jørgen Limborg
Young workers employed in temporary positions constitute a vast part of the employees in the Danish retail sector. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the implementation of an intervention to establish H&S groups for young workers in Danish supermarkets. The intervention aimed to include and involve the young workers in the management of their work environment and work conditions, and simultaneously
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Employment Exits Near Retirement Age: An Agency-analysis Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-09-29 Hanna Kosonen,Katri Keskinen,Pirjo Nikander,Kirsi Lumme-Sandt
Population aging has prompted international governing bodies to recommend extending work careers and postponing retirement age. Retirement decisions cannot be fully reduced to either structural influences or individual agency. Older workers may face several limiting factors when continuing their careers beyond the official retirement age, including internalized attitudes towards aging at work. Our
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Conflicts related to Human Resource Management in Finnish Project-Based Companies Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-09-29 Soila Lemmetty,Sara Keronen,Tommi Auvinen,Kaija Collin
In contemporary working life of Nordic countries, employee involvement and well-being are emphasized and organizational functions and demands are continuously changing. Thus, the study of human resource management (HRM) practices and their consequences for employees is relevant. This study examines conflicts related to HRM in Finnish project-based companies and provides new information on the implications
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Freedom but Insecurity: the Business Consulting Profession in the Post-Industrial Service Society Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-09-29 Arja Haapakorpi
In the post-industrial era, the service sector has been expanding and professional tasks have been transformed into service-oriented knowledge work, that is, the business consulting profession. The variety of employment patterns has increased with the deregulation of the labor market, and the employment pattern of those professionals working in the service sector has been characterized by short-term
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Regulating Flexibility: Uber’s Platform as a Technological Work Arrangement Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-09-27 Sigurd M. Nordli Oppegaard
When initiating its Norwegian operations, the transportation platform Uber adjusted its business model to the Norwegian regulation of the taxi market by focusing on its high-end offering, Uber Black, organized through limousine companies who employ the drivers and own the cars. The Uber Black drivers in Oslo are classified as employees and endowed with a substantially flexible work arrangement. Based
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Are the Early Leavers the Lucky Ones? Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-09-27 Pekka Virtanen, Arja Jolkkonen, Pertti Koistinen, Arja Kurvinen, Liudmila Lipiäinen, Tapio Nummi
According to previous studies, major workforce downsizings are commonly preceded by increased employee turnover due to ‘early leavers’. There is a common belief that early leavers are winners in terms of re-employment. This seven-year follow-up study based on register data from Finland questions if this is a valid finding in the Nordic context. We set the hypothesis that early leavers are not undisputed
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Leading the Way? State Employers’ Engagement with a Disability Employment Policy Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-09-26 Kaja Larsen Østerud
In the literature on labor market integration, there is growing recognition of the importance of employers. This article aims to contribute to this stream of research by investigating state employers’ engagement with a soft employment quota launched alongside a wider initiative in Norway, named the Inclusion Dugnad. An initial document analysis showed that only 3.1% of state employers fulfill the quota
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Unions’ Conceptualizations of Members’ Professional Interests and Influence in the Workplace Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (IF 1.0) Pub Date : 2020-09-25 Arnhild Bie-Drivdal
The role of unions as agents of professional knowledge is seldom addressed in studies on working life relations. This article investigates how unions with different degrees of professionalization conceptualize members’ interests and influence in the workplace. Two unions of professionals and one general union in the Norwegian public sector are compared. The data consist of union documents, speeches