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Varför är vi med i facket? - En studie om medlemmars och förtroendevaldas förhållningssätt till fackets funktion

Audinell, Marco LU (2023) STVK04 20231
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This bachelor’s thesis in Political Science examines the differences between Swedish trade union members and elected representatives’ attitudes to the functions of trade unions. The study draws from theory of bounded rationality by Herbert A. Simon and theory of collective action by Mancur Olson as well as theory on social movements, to create a theoretical framework in which three functions of trade unions are identified: individual, solidarity and societal. The empirical data was gathered using a qualitative survey study in which attitudes from Swedish trade union members and elected representatives produced the study’s data. The study then used a quantitative method for the analytical work using descriptive statistics, non-parametric... (More)
This bachelor’s thesis in Political Science examines the differences between Swedish trade union members and elected representatives’ attitudes to the functions of trade unions. The study draws from theory of bounded rationality by Herbert A. Simon and theory of collective action by Mancur Olson as well as theory on social movements, to create a theoretical framework in which three functions of trade unions are identified: individual, solidarity and societal. The empirical data was gathered using a qualitative survey study in which attitudes from Swedish trade union members and elected representatives produced the study’s data. The study then used a quantitative method for the analytical work using descriptive statistics, non-parametric tests and regression analysis. The findings indicate there are no particular noteworthy differences between members and elected representatives’ attitudes to the functions of trade unions. However, the study finds that women compared to men hold more solidarity-oriented attitudes towards the function of trade unions. (Less)
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author
Audinell, Marco LU
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organization
course
STVK04 20231
year
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
fackföreningar, rationalitet, solidaritet, medlemmar, förtroendevalda
language
Swedish
id
9115414
date added to LUP
2023-08-18 15:52:38
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2023-08-18 15:52:38
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  abstract     = {{This bachelor’s thesis in Political Science examines the differences between Swedish trade union members and elected representatives’ attitudes to the functions of trade unions. The study draws from theory of bounded rationality by Herbert A. Simon and theory of collective action by Mancur Olson as well as theory on social movements, to create a theoretical framework in which three functions of trade unions are identified: individual, solidarity and societal. The empirical data was gathered using a qualitative survey study in which attitudes from Swedish trade union members and elected representatives produced the study’s data. The study then used a quantitative method for the analytical work using descriptive statistics, non-parametric tests and regression analysis. The findings indicate there are no particular noteworthy differences between members and elected representatives’ attitudes to the functions of trade unions. However, the study finds that women compared to men hold more solidarity-oriented attitudes towards the function of trade unions.}},
  author       = {{Audinell, Marco}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Varför är vi med i facket? - En studie om medlemmars och förtroendevaldas förhållningssätt till fackets funktion}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}