Cloud-based applications especially SaaS applications have become essential for startups and various sized businesses. Adapting to these web applications helps to reduce operational costs and further provide flexibility in accessing individual data of the users. On the other hand, usage of these cloud services poses security-related issues such as authentication, authorization, web application security. Additionally, if the on-premises application is moved to the cloud then the traditional Identity solutions will not work, which affects the user authentication. This thesis considers ‘Authentication’ as one of the main security issues to be addressed. Thus, a new federated Identity and Access Management (IAM) system needs to be realized, which can be used for both on-premises and cloud to authenticate users correctly and securely. To meet the described challenges within the cybersecurity domain, this thesis focuses on two aspects of IT Security: 1) SaaS application rely on IAM; 2) IAM for securely authenticating users. This thesis work addresses both these aspects in two parts. First, by developing a SaaS web application that includes an authentication module with the support of the SAML 2.0 standard protocol. Second, the use of open source WSO2 IAM server for authenticating the users securely. To implement a SaaS application, a play framework PAC4j security library is used to support SAML SSO profile for authenticating users. The profile provides functionality for the two scenarios: SAML- Service provider and SAML- Identity Provider. The developed SaaS application acts as a service provider while WSO2 identity server acts as an Identity Provider. The SAML request-response authentication workflow between these providers are verified to prove the correctness and security of user login information. The research presented in this thesis is helpful for startup companies, that are initially looking to minimize application cost that works both on-premises and cloud without compromising on the security of user’s login information.

This thesis explores the dynamics of public administration for the Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT), the state-owned oil enterprise under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Thailand. The study shows how PTT adapts bureaucratic systems to organization theories.The thesis focuses on six segments in PTT: (1) Culture -- including bureaucratic political system, equality and efficiency, and the adaptiveness of the Thai culture; (2) Organization Theory and Structure -- including varieties of organization theory and traditional structure principles; (3) Personnel - including people, labor relations, leadership, and communication; (4) Budgets -- including privatization, productivity, efficiency and effectiveness, and program evaluation; (5) Regulations -- including administrative controls and administrative accountability; and (6) Organization Change -- including process of change in the public sector and reengineering in the public sector.The central problem is that the Thai government has no intention for giving up the control of PTT. The reason is because the PTT has made many gains in the oil, natural gas, and petrochemical businesses in Thailand. The Industry Minister, who is directly control the PTT, can recieve some gain from the PTT projects through the commission of each construction project and highest share from each subsidiary that wants to enter in the Stock Market of Thailand.However, because of the increasing and expanding of world oil market, PTT needs more flexibility and less control from the Thai government to compete with other nations. The study also shows that how PTT creates structure that moves with change, that is flexible and adaptive, and that enables rather than constrains while PTT is controlled by the Thai government. It also shows how PTT will solve this problem if the government is not ready to give up control.The methods used in this study are a review of relevant literature and government documents, news document, and interviews with top managers at PTT. The results of this study shows that it is time for the Thai government to give up control of PTT. The Industry Minister is unlikely to take drastic action in the first stage because it might negatively affect the PTT's business. To date, the energy situation has changed toward market-oriented operations. Therefore, the PTT needs more flexibility to compete with another companies both inside and outside the country.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306

O estudo das propriedades físico-químicas é essencial na fase de otimização e desenvolvimento de substâncias bioativas. A lipofilia e a estabilidade química de candidatos a fármacos são extremamente importantes e devem ser determinadas nas fases iniciais da descoberta de fármacos. A determinação da lipofilia dos compostos bioativos foi feita utilizando Membrana Artificial Imobilizada (IAM) para obtenção do logKw. Já a bioanálise qualitativa da estabilidade química de algumas substâncias em meio de cultura foi estudada utilizando um sistema RP-HPLC-MS com fonte de ionização eletrospray e analisador ion trap. Estruturas químicas de dipeptidil nitrilas foram sintetizadas pelo grupo tendo como alvo a inibição de cisteíno proteases a fim de combater a Doença de Chagas e alguns tipos de carcinomas. O trabalho foi realizado a fim de expandir as análises para uma série de derivados do NEQ0409 de forma que foi estabelecido um mapa com aumento da lipofilia de acordo com as modificações estruturais nas substâncias. Desta maneira foi possível obter uma relação estrutura-propriedade (SPR), além da análise do perfil de degradação e/ou estabilidade de algumas das substâncias de interesse, demonstrando que as substâncias analisadas apresentam potencial para continuarem na fase de desenvolvimento. / The study of physicochemical properties is essential in the optimization and development phases of bioactive substances. The lipophilicity and chemical stability of drug candidates are extremely important and should be determined in the initial steps of the drug discovery program. Therefore, the determination of the lipophilicity of the bioactive compounds was done using immobilized artificial membrane (IAM) to obtain logKw. Furthermore, the qualitative bioanalysis of the chemical stability of some substances in culture medium was studied using a RP-HPLC-MS system with electrotropray ionization source and ion trap analyzer. A series of dipeptidyl nitriles was synthesized by the group aiming to inhibit cysteine proteases as an alternative therapeutic approach for Chagas disease and some types of carcinomas. The work was carried out to expand the analyses for a series of derivatives of NEQ0409, so that a map of dipeptidyl nitriles with higher lipophilic characteristics was established according to the substituents of the new compounds. In this way, it was possible to obtain a structure-property relationship (SPR), besides the analysis of the degradation and/or stability profile of some of the substances of interest. All-in-all, these results suggest that dipeptidyl nitrile derivatives are potential candidates for further development.

O estudo das propriedades físico-químicas é essencial na fase de otimização e desenvolvimento de substâncias bioativas. A lipofilia e a estabilidade química de candidatos a fármacos são extremamente importantes e devem ser determinadas nas fases iniciais da descoberta de fármacos. A determinação da lipofilia dos compostos bioativos foi feita utilizando Membrana Artificial Imobilizada (IAM) para obtenção do logKw. Já a bioanálise qualitativa da estabilidade química de algumas substâncias em meio de cultura foi estudada utilizando um sistema RP-HPLC-MS com fonte de ionização eletrospray e analisador ion trap. Estruturas químicas de dipeptidil nitrilas foram sintetizadas pelo grupo tendo como alvo a inibição de cisteíno proteases a fim de combater a Doença de Chagas e alguns tipos de carcinomas. O trabalho foi realizado a fim de expandir as análises para uma série de derivados do NEQ0409 de forma que foi estabelecido um mapa com aumento da lipofilia de acordo com as modificações estruturais nas substâncias. Desta maneira foi possível obter uma relação estrutura-propriedade (SPR), além da análise do perfil de degradação e/ou estabilidade de algumas das substâncias de interesse, demonstrando que as substâncias analisadas apresentam potencial para continuarem na fase de desenvolvimento. / The study of physicochemical properties is essential in the optimization and development phases of bioactive substances. The lipophilicity and chemical stability of drug candidates are extremely important and should be determined in the initial steps of the drug discovery program. Therefore, the determination of the lipophilicity of the bioactive compounds was done using immobilized artificial membrane (IAM) to obtain logKw. Furthermore, the qualitative bioanalysis of the chemical stability of some substances in culture medium was studied using a RP-HPLC-MS system with electrotropray ionization source and ion trap analyzer. A series of dipeptidyl nitriles was synthesized by the group aiming to inhibit cysteine proteases as an alternative therapeutic approach for Chagas disease and some types of carcinomas. The work was carried out to expand the analyses for a series of derivatives of NEQ0409, so that a map of dipeptidyl nitriles with higher lipophilic characteristics was established according to the substituents of the new compounds. In this way, it was possible to obtain a structure-property relationship (SPR), besides the analysis of the degradation and/or stability profile of some of the substances of interest. All-in-all, these results suggest that dipeptidyl nitrile derivatives are potential candidates for further development.

Vem ska ha åtkomst och vem skall ha åtkomst till vad? Identitets- och åtkomsthantering (IAM) hjälper organisationer med att hantera systemanvändare under deras livscykel till systemen inom verksamheten. Det finns flera olika faktorer som är den drivande faktorn till varför de har IAM-lösningar. Under denna uppsats kommer det att undersökas vad som är de drivande faktorer för en organisation till att ha IAM-lösningar och ifall det skiljer sig något åt mellan privat och offentlig organisation. För att ta reda på det så har sex intervjuer genomförts från tre olika verksamheter, en privat och två offentliga. Intervjuerna har skett med två personer från varje organisation med olika roller inom IAM-området för att få en djup förståelse om vad som är just den organisationens drivande faktor. Det som undersökningen resulterade i är att de drivande faktorerna inte skiljer något större åt när organisationen jämförs mellan privat och offentlig. Den drivande faktorn var huvudsakligen att förbättra IT-säkerheten inom organisationen med hjälp av IAM. Men de flesta drevs inte bara av en faktor utan en kombination av flera. Slutsatsen av undersökningen är att den drivande faktorn beror på vilken bransch organisationen tillhör samt storleken på antalet användare i deras system, inte om den tillhör privat eller offentlig organisation. / Who should have access and who should have access to what? Identity and access management (IAM) helps organizations manage system users throughout their lifecycle to the systems within the business. There are several different factors that are the driving factor why they have IAM solutions. During this essay, it will examine what are the driving factors for an organization to have IAM solutions and if there is any difference between private and public organizations. To find out, six interviews have been conducted from three different businesses, one private and two public. The interviews have taken place with two people from each organization with different roles within the IAM area in order to gain a deep understanding of what is that particular organization's driving factor. What the survey resulted in is that the driving factors do not differ much when the organization is compared between private and public. The driving factor was mainly to improve IT security within the organization using IAM. However, most were driven not by just one factor but by a combination of several. The conclusion of the survey is that the driving factor depends on the industry the organization belongs to and the size of the number of users in their system, not whether it belongs to a private or public organization.

The implementation of an Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution is a complex process to manage, consuming multiple years and involves organizational changes. In its nature, several challenges tend to appear to different stakeholders involved in the process. However, prior research has mainly addressed the technical components of an IAM-solution, hence the technical challenges that emerge during development and implementation. Therefore, the non-technical challenges of the IAM-project work and the challenges that constitute the client implementation are understudied. The purpose of this thesis is to visualize the challenges that emerge when an IAM-solution is implemented. In addition, the challenges when organizational changes occur. The empirical data is conducted through a series of semi-structured interviews with individuals in the IAM line of business. In addition, secondary data is gathered through the review of papers and reports in Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) projects and outsourcing projects, as well from a non-academical organization with in-depth knowledge of IAM implementations. A qualitative case study of IAM implementations was conducted to investigate the studied complex phenomenon. The findings display the challenges of Insight, Communication, and Endurance (ICE), which tend to be obstacles for all stakeholders involved. Additionally, the organizational changes describe three further challenges of Anchoring, Communication, and Vision (ACV). These challenges mainly appear in client changes, which IAM implementations initiate. The thesis display connections and incoherent with prior research on IS/IT-projects and IAM-projects. In addition, newly uncovered aspects that contribute to research areas are highlighted. The thesis is summarized with some implications and possibilities for future research. / En IAM implementeringen är en komplex och utdragen process som kan ta flera år samt skapar en förändringsresa hos kund. I sin natur skapas flera utmaningar till olika involverade aktörer. Tidigare forskning har främst fokuserat på de tekniska komponenterna som en IAM lösning baseras på, därav de tekniska utmaningarna som tillkommer. Till följd har de icke-tekniska utmaningarna inom IAM projekt och utmaningarna med en implementation hos kund fått bristande uppmärksamhet där få studier har genomförts. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att visualisera de utmaningar som uppstår vid en IAM implementering. Arbetet fokuserar även på utmaningarna med organisatorisk förändring, vilket genomförandet av en IAM lösning skapar. Den primära datainsamlingen genomförs av halvstrukturerade intervjuer med personer inom IAM-branschen. Dessutom samlas sekundär data in från informationssystem (IS) och informationsteknik (IT) projekt samt outsourcingprojekt. Därtill några icke akademiska rapporter med fördjupande information om IAM implementeringar. Examensarbetet är gjort som en kvalitativ fallstudie av IAM implementeringar, detta för att förstå komplexiteten av ämnet. Resultatet visar utmaningar som Insikt, Kommunikation och Uthållighet, vilket tenderar att vara hinder för alla involverade aktörer. Dessutom beskriver de organisatoriska förändringarna tre ytterligare utmaningar för Förankring, Kommunikation och Vision. Dessa utmaningar förekommer hos kund som implementerar en IAM lösning. Uppsatsen visar sammanhängande och osammanhängande aspekter med forskningen inom IS/IT projekt och IAM projekt. Dessutom framhävs nya upptäckta insikter som bidrar till forskningsområdena. Slutligen sammanfattas arbetet med några implikationer samt förslag på vidare forskning.

Submitted by Rosina Valeria Lanzellotti Mattiussi Teixeira (rosina.teixeira@unisantos.br) on 2015-11-10T11:07:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 David Aguiar de Oliveira.pdf: 1634810 bytes, checksum: b0bface478dd95d0c0691a292766efcc (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-11-10T11:07:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 David Aguiar de Oliveira.pdf: 1634810 bytes, checksum: b0bface478dd95d0c0691a292766efcc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-17 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Introduction: In public health, the issue of environmental pollution due to its consequences on people's health, is considered a problem and a challenge to be faced by all. Levels of pollutants released in the atmosphere by cars, industries and the burning of forests, pastures and products such as sugarcane, cause pollution levels harmful to health, especially of vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly. In São Paulo cardiovascular problems and especially the acute myocardial infarction (IAM) has affected the health of the elderly, those related to environmental pollution. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between air pollution and hospital admissions of elderly by Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in the municipality of São Paulo from 2000 to 2012, noting its lag structure. Methods: It is an ecological time-series study. Data on PM10, CO, SO2, NO2 and O3 as well as temperatures and relative humidity were collected from the Environmental Sanitation Technology Company of the State of São Paulo ¿ CETESB. Data on hospital admissions were obtained from the National Health System Database - SUS (DATASUS). Hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction (AMI - ICD 10: I21). Descriptive analysis was made using the Pearson correlation. The relationship between air pollution and MI was evaluated using a polynomial model delay distribution with up to 6 days after exposure to the pollutant. Were also used linear models Poisson generalizations, controlling for long-term seasonality, day of week, temperature and humidity. It was made in calculating the number of admissions to interquartile difference of significant pollutants in the regression model. The 5% significance level was used. Results: Were hospitalize d for AMI in the SUS from 2000 to 2012, 39.783 patients, of whom 22.832 were male (57.4%) and 16.951women (42.6%). The five pollutants analyzed in São Paulo, only the O3 did not show a statistically significant acute effect on the outcome and age group. The PM10, SO2, NO2 , CO, acute and showed statistically significant effects. For the increase of one interquartile (24,42¿g/m3) of PM10, there was an increase in total AMI hospitalizations for seniors in 2.77% (95% CI: 0.93 to 4.61). For female admissions, there is a sharp and statistically significant effect on exposure and on the first day after exposure. For the increase of one interquartile (24,42¿g/m3) of PM10, there was an increase in the number of admissions to 5.02% (95% CI: 2.28 to 7.77). For admissions male, is not observed acute effect. For the increase of one interquartile (7,48¿g/m3) of SO2, there was an increase in total AMI hospitalizations for seniors in 2.86% (95% CI: 0.97 to 4.75). For female admissions, there is a sharp and statistically significant effect on exposure and on the first day after exposure. For the increase of one interquartile (51.89ug/m3) of NO2, there was an increase in total AMI hospitalizations for seniors in 2.04% (95% CI: 0.27 to 3.80). For female admissions , we observe a sharp and statistically significant effect on exposure day. With increase of one interquartile (51,89¿g/m3) of NO2, there was an increase in the number of admissions to 0.02 to 5.30% (95% CI: 1.03 to 6.65). For admissions male, is not observed acute effect. For the increase of one interquartile (1,33¿g/m3) of CO, there was an increase in total AMI hospitalizations for seniors in 1.95% (95% CI: 0.31 to 3.58). For female admissions, there is a sharp and statistically significant effect on exposure day. For the increase of one interquartile (1,33¿g/m3) of CO, there was an increase in the number of admissions to 3.83 % (95% CI: 1.39 to 6.26 ). For admissions male, is not observed acute effect. Conclusion: There is a relationship between air pollution and the IAM, and among older women are most affected. It is necessary to continue close monitoring of pollutants. / Introdução: Em saúde pública, o tema da poluição ambiental é considerado um problema e um desafio a ser enfrentado por todos. Os níveis de poluentes lançados na atmosfera por automóveis, indústrias e pela queimada de florestas, pastos e produtos como a cana-de-açúcar, fazem com que os níveis de poluição prejudiquem a saúde, especialmente grupos mais vulneráveis, como crianças e idosos. Na cidade de São Paulo, a poluição do ar está relacionada ao Infarto Agudo do Miocárdio (IAM), como veremos nesse estudo. Objetivo: Avaliar a relação entre poluição do ar e internações de idosos por Infarto Agudo do Miocárdio (IAM) no município de São Paulo entre 2000 a 2012, estratificado por sexo e observando a sua estrutura de defasagem. Métodos: É um estudo ecológico de séries temporais. Informações diárias sobre os níveis de PM10, CO, SO2, NO2 e O3, bem como da temperatura mínima e umidade relativa do ar média foram obtidos junto a Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo (CETESB). Dados das internações hospitalares por Infarto Agudo do Miocárdio (IAM ¿ CID 10: I21) foram obtidos do banco de dados do Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS (DATASUS). Foi realizada a análise descritiva, correlação de Pearson e utilizado o Modelo linear generalizado polinomial com defasagem distribuída para avaliar o efeito dos poluentes sobre as internações por IAM. O nível de significância de 5%. Resultados: Foram internados por IAM no SUS entre 2000 a 2012, 39.783 pacientes, dos quais 22.832 do sexo masculino (57,4%) e 16.951 do sexo feminino (42,6%). Dos cinco poluentes analisados na cidade de São Paulo, apenas o O3 não evidenciou um efeito agudo estatisticamente significativo para o desfecho e faixa etária. Os poluentes PM10, SO2, NO2, CO, apresentaram efeitos agudos e estatisticamente significativos. Para o aumento de um interquartil (24,42¿g/m¿) de PM10, observou-se um aumento no total de internações de idosos por IAM em 2,77% (IC95%: 0,93-4,61). Para as internações do gênero feminino, observa-se um efeito agudo e estatisticamente significativo no dia da exposição e no primeiro dia após a exposição. Para o aumento de um interquartil (24,42¿g/m¿) de PM10, observou-se um aumento no número de internações em 5,02% (IC95%: 2,28-7,77). Para as internações do gênero masculino, não se observa efeito agudo. Para o aumento de um interquartil (7,48¿g/m¿) de SO2, observou-se um aumento no total de internações de idosos por IAM em 2,86% (IC95%: 0,97-4,75). Para as internações do gênero feminino, observa-se um efeito agudo e estatisticamente significativo no dia da exposição e no primeiro dia após a exposição. Para o aumento de um interquartil (7,48¿g/m¿) de SO2, observou-se um aumento no número de internações em 3,84% (IC95%: 1,03-6,65). Para as internações do gênero masculino, não se observa efeito agudo. Para o aumento de um interquartil (51,89¿g/m3) de NO2, observou-se um aumento no total de internações de idosos por IAM em 2,04% (IC95%:0,27-3,80). Para as internações do gênero feminino, observa-se um efeito agudo e estatisticamente significativo no dia da exposição. Com aumento de um interquartil (51,89¿g/m3) de NO2, observou-se um aumento no número de internações em 0,02 - 5,30% (IC95%: 1,03-6,65). Para as internações do gênero masculino, não se observa efeito agudo. Para o aumento de um interquartil (1,33¿g/m3) de CO, observouse um aumento no total de internações de idosos por IAM em 1,95% (IC95%:0,31-3,58). Para as internações do gênero feminino, observa-se um efeito agudo e estatisticamente significativo no dia da exposição. Para o aumento de um interquartil (1,33¿g/m3) de CO, observou-se um aumento no número de internações em 3,83% (IC95%: 1,39 - 6,26). Para as internações do gênero masculino, não se observou efeito agudo. Conclusão: Há relação entre poluição do ar e o IAM, e entre os idosos as mulheres são mais afetadas. Faz-se necessário continuar o monitoramento rigoroso dos poluentes.

Identitets- och åtkomsthantering innebär att hantera systemanvändares identiteter och deras åtkomst till olika system. För att kontrollera att en identitet är den som den utger sig för att vara och tilldela rätt åtkomst utefter detta används autentisering och auktorisering. Karlstads kommun genomförde nyligen ett projekt med syftet att modernisera den dåvarande plattformen som hanterade kommunens användarkonton och öka automationen på ett säkert och effektivt sätt. I denna uppsats har kommunens arbete med identitets- och åtkomsthantering undersökts för att ta reda på hur de arbetar med identiteter och åtkomst och om projektet har bidragit med nytta som de anställda kan gagnas av. För att ta reda på detta har fyra intervjuer genomförts med involverade i projektet på Karlstads kommuns IT-avdelning samt tre personer i olika verksamheter i kommunen för att få både projektdeltagarnas och verksamheternas uppfattning. Resultatet av intervjuerna visar att projektet har resulterat i en uppdaterad plattform som bidrar med ett antal nya funktioner. Bland annat användarkonton som skapas automatiskt, förenklad inloggning med tillgång till fler resurser och möjlighet till flera engagemang till samma konto om en användare till exempel både är anställd och elev i kommunen. Slutsatsen för denna undersökning är att plattformen har skapat många nya möjligheter och att mer funktionalitet kommer i framtiden. Arbetet har förändrats för enstaka anställda men de flesta märker ingen större skillnad ännu.

Nowadays, the focus of IT security is increasingly concerned with the safety of the identities of employees and users of information systems. This phenomenon is even more compounded by the rapidly growing number of cloud services. This thesis briefly explains the basic concepts of access control and identity management. The thesis also contains identification of requirements and implications of risks on identity and access management system. The main objective is the general design of controls for identity and access management system, which has been designed to match legislative requirements, regulations, standards or frameworks commonly used in enterprise IT practice. For describing of the controls, mainly Cobit framework and IT Assurance Guide were used. The thesis also contains a suggestion how to adjust proposed controls in a cloud environment.

Syftet med följande studie var att undersöka Autenticitet i arbetet (Work Authenticity) och arbetstillsfredsställelse (Job Satisfaction) utifrån kvantitativ metod. Autenticitet i arbetet kan förstås som nivån av kongruens mellan en anställds internaliserade attityder och värderingar och dennes beteende utåt i en arbetskontext, d.v.s huruvida den anställda upplever att den agerar i enlighet med sitt inre. Arbetstillsfredsställelse har i detta arbete definierats som en positiv utvärdering av en individs upplevelser av olika dimensioner av sitt arbete eller arbetsplats. Utöver detta genomfördes en Scoping Review med syfte att utöka den konceptuella förståelsen kring Arbetsautenticitet som konstrukt och mått inom det aktuella forskningsfältet. Den huvudsakliga statistiska analysen som var målet för denna studie genomfördes med hjälp av data som samlats in via digitala självskattningsformulär (enkäter) som publicerades i diskussionsgrupper (Facebook) och forum på sociala medier för svensk vårdpersonal (n=130). Hypotesen var att höga nivåer av arbetsautenticitet (och låga nivåer av arbets(in)autenticitet) skulle korrelera med hög poäng på måttet för intern samt extern arbetstillsfredsställelse. Till följd av att det insamlade datamaterialet inte uppnådde samtliga antaganden för parametrisk testning genomfördes en uppsättning av Spearmans rangkorrelationstester. Små till måttliga signifikanta monotona korrelationer uppmättes mellan två av tre delskalor för Arbetsautenticitet (Authentic Living & Self-Alienation) till intern arbetstillsfredsställelse. En liten signifikant monoton korrelation uppmättes även mellan samma två delskalor av arbetsautenticitet och extern arbetstillsfredsställelse. Resultatet talar för tendenser till samband mellan höga nivåer av arbetsautenticitet och hög arbetstillsfredställese. Till följd av debegränsningar som en korrelationsstudie innebär så kan dock inga slutsatser kringorsakssamband dras utifrån det erhållna resultatet. Författaren önskar ändå att denna studie kan bistå med kunskap till framtida studier. En särskild del av diskussionen vigdes även åt att just diskutera implikationer för framtida studier med fokus på arbetsautenticitet och arbetstillsfredsställelse utifrån deras egenskaper som psykometriska mått och vetenskapliga konstrukt. Författaren presenterar även i den avslutande diskussion ett förslag på en möjlig utformning av en experimentell studiedesign, med målet att bidra med implikationer till framtida utforskning inom området. / The aim of this study was to explore the construct of work authenticity and its relationship to intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction using a quantitative approach. Work authenticity can be understood as the correspondence between a worker’s inner values and experiences and her outward behavior in the work place and job satisfaction as a positive appraisal of one’s job or job experiences. In addition, a scoping review was carried out with the purpose of outlining current research on authenticity primarily focused on the statistical measures used. The analysis was carried out using data gathered from a sample consisting of Swedish healthcare professionals (n=130) recruited by the use of relevant social media forums & discussion groups (Facebook) through digital self-report-forms. The forms were constructed using two statistical measures; IAM-Work (Individual Measure of Authenticity at Work) and MSQ-SF (Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, Short-Form). It was hypothesized that measures connected lack of work authenticity (Self-Alienation & Accepting External Influence) would be inversely correlated to measures describing high levels of job satisfaction. It was also predicted that measures of experienced work authenticity would be positively correlated with a measure of job satisfaction. Due to the data gathered not fulfilling conditions for parametric testing a series of Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient tests were carried out. Small to moderate significant monotonic correlations were found between sub-measures of work authenticity (Authentic Living & Self Alienation) and the intrinsic job satisfaction-measure together with small significant monotonic correlations to extrinsic job satisfaction. The findings presented in thisstudy supports a possible relationship between higher levels of work authenticity to higher levels of job satisfaction. Due to the innate limitations of correlational research, no conclusions regarding causality within the identified relationships could be established. However, the wish of the author is that the this study nonetheless will act as a contribution to the exploration of this topic. In the final discussion, the psychometric measures and theoretical constructs of authenticity and job satisfaction were evaluated. Lastly, the author outlines suggestions for a possible experimental study design with the aim of providing implications for future research.