Postanställdas konstruktioner av arbetsmotivation: En jämförande studie mellan postsorterare, lagledare och brevbärare
(2006)Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- In order to broaden the understanding of work motivation the aim of the study was to compare how three different teams within the same organization constructed motivation. The three teams consisted of post sorters, team leaders and mailmen. Three focus group interviews were conducted with three men and eight women. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed with QSR NUD*IST. The result showed both similarities and differences in the construction of work motivation in the three teams. Specific constructions of work motivation that differed between the teams were related to the descriptions of the participants' work tasks and the social context of the work. The study show a need for further studies focusing on the... (More)
- In order to broaden the understanding of work motivation the aim of the study was to compare how three different teams within the same organization constructed motivation. The three teams consisted of post sorters, team leaders and mailmen. Three focus group interviews were conducted with three men and eight women. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed with QSR NUD*IST. The result showed both similarities and differences in the construction of work motivation in the three teams. Specific constructions of work motivation that differed between the teams were related to the descriptions of the participants' work tasks and the social context of the work. The study show a need for further studies focusing on the social understanding of work motivation. (Less)
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- author
- Asplund, Malin and Sjunnesson, Jenny-Li
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2006
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- motivation, work motivation, social constructionism, Industrial psychology, Arbetspsykologi, industripsykologi
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1328646
- date added to LUP
- 2006-02-14 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2006-02-14 00:00:00
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abstract = {{In order to broaden the understanding of work motivation the aim of the study was to compare how three different teams within the same organization constructed motivation. The three teams consisted of post sorters, team leaders and mailmen. Three focus group interviews were conducted with three men and eight women. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed with QSR NUD*IST. The result showed both similarities and differences in the construction of work motivation in the three teams. Specific constructions of work motivation that differed between the teams were related to the descriptions of the participants' work tasks and the social context of the work. The study show a need for further studies focusing on the social understanding of work motivation.}},
author = {{Asplund, Malin and Sjunnesson, Jenny-Li}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Postanställdas konstruktioner av arbetsmotivation: En jämförande studie mellan postsorterare, lagledare och brevbärare}},
year = {{2006}},
}