Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2003.

Många faktorer påverkar självkänslan, såsom uppskattning och beröm. Finns det skillnad mellan arbetare och tjänstemän hur den egna självkänslan upplevs på arbetet? M. Rosenbergs (1965) self-esteem scale användes som globalt begrepp för att undersöka skillnader i självkänsla. Nittiofyra arbetare och tjänstemän deltog i enkätstudien. En signifikant skillnad fanns mellan arbetarna och tjänstemännen. Det var på betydelsefulla områden. Det visade sig att arbetet var viktigare för tjänstemännen än för arbetaren. Olikheter fanns mellan mäns och kvinnors självkänsla indelat i ålderskategorier. De starkaste prediktorerna för självkänslan var uppskattning och återkoppling. Således kan sägas: om företagsledningen bidrar till att höja de anställdas självkänsla ökar förutsättningarna för större vinst. Äldre män visade sig ha den svagaste självkänslan. Detta vore intressant att forska vidare om.

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 194-198).

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En la actualidad existe la tendencia de humanizar a las mascotas, y cada año que pasa las personas destinan una mayor cantidad de sus ingresos hacia el cuidado de ellos, como en salud, belleza y moda. Sin embargo, a la par de este crecimiento, también se encuentran las pérdidas o robos de los animales. Tan solo en el Perú se pierden alrededor de 420,000 mascotas al año, de las cuales sólo el 18% regresan con sus dueños. La idea de negocio que se está presentando consiste en un collar geolocalizador para mascotas que estará vinculado a una aplicación móvil a través de la cual se podrá saber las 24 horas del día la ubicación exacta de quien utilice el dispositivo. El nombre de la empresa es Geopet, que además contará con un geocerco con el que se podrá establecer un perímetro de dónde no puede salirse el aparato; y en caso lo traspasara, llegará automáticamente una alerta al celular del dueño indicando hacia qué dirección debe ir a buscarlo. Sin embargo, las funciones no sólo se centran en el localizador, sino en brindarles algo más a los usuarios, por lo que también cuenta con una red social en la que los dueños de mascotas podrán interactuar y subir información de sus perros o gatos. El principal motivo para la creación de Geopet es disminuir la pérdida de mascotas en la ciudad de Lima Metropolitana y mantener la seguridad de quienes hoy en día también forma parte fundamental de las familias. / Currently, there is a tendency to humanize pets, and each year people spend a greater amount of their income on caring for them, such as health, beauty and fashion. However, along with this growth, there are also losses or thefts of Animals. Only in Perú, around 420,000 pets per year are lost, of wich only 18% return with their owners. The business idea that is being presented consists of a geolocalizer collar for pets that will be linked to a mobile application through wich you can know the extact location of who uses the device, the 24 hours a day. The name of the Company is Geopet, wich will also have a fence with wich a perimeter can be established from where the device can not leave; and in case it happens, an alert will automatically arrive at the owner`s cell indicating wich direction the animal is leaving. However, the functions not only focus on the locator, but to provide something more to users, so it also has a social network in wich pet owners can interact and upload information about their dogs or cats. The main reason for the creation of Geopet is to reduce the loss of pets in the city of Lima Metropolitana and maintain the safety of those who are now a day fundamental part of families. / Trabajo de investigación

The aim of this thesis is to analyse the concept of corporate criminal liability in Britain and elsewhere when comparison is needed. The concept of holding a corporation criminally liable is not new, it has been known for a long time, but the development in the last century and especially in the last quarter of this century is the main reason to turn and focus the public's attention towards blaming corporations for a quite wide range of society's ills. As a result of decisions by corporate executives or managers, and because corporation's negligence and pursuit of profits at any cost, may cause harm and inflicted risks on workers, consumers and the general public. It can be shown that many accidents indicate willful violations of health, safety and environmental regulations. Despite the fact that violations may cause serious harm to the entire communities (eg cases of toxic chemical dumps, and radioactive water leaking from improperly maintained nuclear reactors), nonetheless prosecution of corporation is not always successful. Moreover, while corporations are accused of polluting the environment, and are blamed for destroying the economic structure of a community, at the same time they may be praised for community service projects, and be credited with providing jobs. The concept of the separate legal personality of corporations has posed many questions when dealing with corporations or their executives and managers. Even with the development of the criminal law regarding the concept of crime and the various attempts to bring corporations under the umbrella of criminal law the problem have not fully resolved. Practical problems occur when considering whether corporations are capable of acting themselves. This thesis is an attempt to follow the development of corporate criminal liability, discuss the present state of the law and ask what is the best view which should be taken to achieve the goal of criminal law to control all kinds of behaviour that are appropriate to be controlled by the criminal law whether of individuals or corporations and other forms of organizations. The views of those who argue that companies cannot be subjected to criminal punishment because they do not have the requisite mens rea to commit crimes, and because of the difficulty of imposing certain penalties such as imprisonment or the death penalty on corporations, are incorrect. Changes in public attitudes towards wrongful conduct by corporations and their increasing role in every aspect of daily life, bringing with it increasing number of accidents and disasters has led to a corpus of literature which is prepared to attribute blame to corporations for their misbehaviour.

Following a period of resurgence in academic interest in the subject over the last 30-40 years, white-collar crime has found greater prominence within criminology. Efforts over this period have however failed to produce a single satisfactory and agreed-upon definition, a consistent and coherent body of research, and a single theory which can account for all forms of white-collar crime. This thesis aims to address certain shortcomings in the current state of white-collar crime theory and understanding. Part 1) addresses the issues of both conceptual definition of white-collar crime and specific behaviours as proscribed within the Legislation. Part 2) examines current criminological theory and research on individual differences (arguably the biggest gap in current knowledge in the area of white-collar crime); it examines the origins and current state of offender profiling in crime prevention, before Part 3) presents original research on establishing offence-specific white-collar criminal profiles based on demographic, sociological, psychological, organisational and motivational factors. Part 4) examines why certain individuals may perpetrate certain crimes in certain situations, beginning with a review of those few white-collar crime specific theories that do exist, before reviewing traditional sociological theories and attempting to apply them to white-collar crime; finally in Part 5) a new conceptual framework for white-collar crime is presented, which is referred to as the theory of ‘Differential Assimilation’. I bring together each of these chapters and situate the thesis within current research and literature, summarising how it engages and contributes to the field of white-collar crime. I include suggestions for the practical application of certain white-collar crime prevention techniques within organisations.

Thesis advisor: Stephen Pfohl / Thesis advisor: David Karp / This work uses the method of autoethnography to explore and present the story of one family's struggle with the incarceration of the primary wage earner. This thesis was structured around major defining moments or events in my “career” as the daughter of a white-collar criminal, and the ways in which my identity has shifted as a result of my experience. Each chapter outlines a specific milestone or experience along my career path--from learning of my father's arrest, to visiting him in prison two years later. This thesis presents the contagious spread of shame and “guilt by association” with my father’s alleged “deviance” is outlined, and illustrates the ways in which the experience of incarceration can function as a form of collective punishment for every member of the family. Borrowing from Goffman’s dramaturgical model of interaction, (Goffman, 1959) this paper is heavily influenced by the notion of what happens to actors when their roles are suddenly and drastically altered? How do these actors cope with the change within themselves—how they conceptualize their identity, how they interact with their previous environment or stage, and how they interact with other actors. The change in identity that comes from the arrest and subsequent incarceration of a family member is a long and daunting process, and this paper attempts to catalogue the tumultuous journey towards self-understanding and self-acceptance after this major shift in status. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2012. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Sociology Honors Program. / Discipline: Sociology.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Rostock.

Prof. Stephen Kruger