<p>Uppsatsen syftar till att skapa en större förståelse för hur omorganisationer påverkar de anställdas inställning och engagemang till sitt arbete. Studien utfördes inom en del av industrin som hade varit inbegripna i ett projekt vars övergripande syfte var att höja de anställdas arbetsengagemang för att på det sättet uppnå en högre produktivitet.</p><p>Studien utfördes genom kvalitativa intervjuer vilka analyserades och tolkades genom en metodik som inledningsvis var inspirerad av Grounded Theory. Studien har också kompletterats med en teoretisk referensram utifrån det empiriska materialet. Den bärande teoretiska ramen utgår ifrån Max Webers rationalitet som till viss del kompletteras med Karl Marx`alienationsteori.</p><p>Resultatet från studien visar att det undersökta ALF- projektet inte upplevdes ha påverkat de anställdas arbetssituation i någon högre grad. Studien belyser olika faktorer som bidragit till den upplevelsen. Studien påvisar att företagets och de anställdas skilda målsättningar tillsammans med ett likartat rationellt handlande bidrar till att engagemanget och inställningen till förändringsarbetet varierar hos de anställda.</p>

<p>This study is an investigation of a sub community within the community of Hovsjö. The local government has financed a project in Hovsjö which is intended to bring about positive development. The prior object of this paper is to describe the project, it’s planning, it’s methods, it’s carrying through, and it’s goals. This study presents the district of Hovsjö in Södertälje. According to a government agency the district is classified as one of Sweden’s twelve most socioeconomicly exposed metropolitan sub-areas. Our goal is to tell about the prevailing condition there and to present the experiences of a group of residents. From a pedagogical and sociological point of view this commitment in Hovsjö can become a tool to break the alienation. Our study of the metropolitan sub-area and the Hovsjö investment project is empirical. However in our concluding discussion we suggest that the Hovsjö investment project will succeed in breaking alienation there.</p>

Thesis (M.A.I.S.)--Oregon State University, 2007. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-97). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 2007. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 279-295). Also available on the World Wide Web.

This study is an investigation of a sub community within the community of Hovsjö. The local government has financed a project in Hovsjö which is intended to bring about positive development. The prior object of this paper is to describe the project, it’s planning, it’s methods, it’s carrying through, and it’s goals. This study presents the district of Hovsjö in Södertälje. According to a government agency the district is classified as one of Sweden’s twelve most socioeconomicly exposed metropolitan sub-areas. Our goal is to tell about the prevailing condition there and to present the experiences of a group of residents. From a pedagogical and sociological point of view this commitment in Hovsjö can become a tool to break the alienation. Our study of the metropolitan sub-area and the Hovsjö investment project is empirical. However in our concluding discussion we suggest that the Hovsjö investment project will succeed in breaking alienation there.

Uppsatsen syftar till att skapa en större förståelse för hur omorganisationer påverkar de anställdas inställning och engagemang till sitt arbete. Studien utfördes inom en del av industrin som hade varit inbegripna i ett projekt vars övergripande syfte var att höja de anställdas arbetsengagemang för att på det sättet uppnå en högre produktivitet. Studien utfördes genom kvalitativa intervjuer vilka analyserades och tolkades genom en metodik som inledningsvis var inspirerad av Grounded Theory. Studien har också kompletterats med en teoretisk referensram utifrån det empiriska materialet. Den bärande teoretiska ramen utgår ifrån Max Webers rationalitet som till viss del kompletteras med Karl Marx`alienationsteori. Resultatet från studien visar att det undersökta ALF- projektet inte upplevdes ha påverkat de anställdas arbetssituation i någon högre grad. Studien belyser olika faktorer som bidragit till den upplevelsen. Studien påvisar att företagets och de anställdas skilda målsättningar tillsammans med ett likartat rationellt handlande bidrar till att engagemanget och inställningen till förändringsarbetet varierar hos de anställda.

The main objective of this study is to analyze the dislocation of power and alienation through the use of dramatic violence in Edward Albee&rsquo / s The Zoo Story, Eugene Ionesco&rsquo / s The Lesson and Sarah Kane&rsquo / s Blasted. To illustrate the idea of dislocation in the plays mentioned, this dissertation primarily concentrates on the theoretical backgound of two distinctive themes / power and alienation. After this, the idea of violence and language are examined in relation to the development of power and alienation. The thesis then provides brief information about the absurdist tradition to which the plays The Zoo Story and The Lesson belong. After the analysis of the dislocation of power and alienation with the use of dramatic violence in these two plays, it presents brief information about &ldquo / in-yer-face&rdquo / theatre and the paralellism between this theatre and the absurd tradition. Finally, the idea of dislocation of power and alienation in Blasted, which belongs to a later period, is illustrated to show the actuality of the theme violence and its effects in Western drama.

The aim of this study is to describe teenagers' experience of being diagnosed with cancer. A cancer diagnosis very dramaticaly changes the lives of a teenager and its relatives. Cancer is a loaded word that most people associate with death and the teenager and its relatives generally react with despair and anxiety towards. Adolescence is a very emotionally difficult period with many physical and psychological changes, and it is therefore particularly difficult to suffer from a serious illness like cancer during this period. The method used when conducting this study is qualitative content analysis of various blogs written by teenagers living with cancer and resulted in six categories. The result of this study shows that the analyzed teenagers have similar feelings and experiences, although they are described in various ways. Constant fear and living in uncertainty are considered to be particularly difficult. Teenagers who have cancer develope a different outlook on life and value small things differently. The teenagers included in this study have often felt alone in their situation and that no one understands them. Blogs have been used as a form of therapy where the teenagers can express their feelings. A nurse can inform and encourage patients to use blogs both in order to read about people in simular situations and also as a forum to express their own feelings.

This thesis studies the alienated characters of Albert Camus&rsquo / s The Outsider, John Wain&rsquo / s Hurry On Down and Yusuf Atilgan&rsquo / s Aylak Adam, respectively. It argues that each of the protagonists of these novels experiences alienation. That is, Camus&rsquo / s character is an alienated man because he has the characteristics of an absurd man / Wain&rsquo / s character is an estranged man due to his social discontentment and Atilgan&rsquo / s C. is an outsider owing to his psychological problems. The works are analyzed with philosophical, social and psychological foundations consisting of Camus&rsquo / s absurd worldview for Meursault / the social and cultural aspects of Britain in the 1950s for Charles Lumley and Sigmund Freud&rsquo / s psychological theories for C. Although the reasons that make these protagonists alienated differ, they mainly share similar attitudes towards their fellowmen, social conventions and metaphysical issues in some cases. Thus, through the analyses of the protagonists, the study discloses how these outsiders occupied a major place in the existential, social and psychological spheres of life in the twentieth century and became a universal source for the writers who came from different cultural, intellectual and historical backgrounds. This thesis has been written in order to contribute to the problem of outsiderness, which has been of great significance in the twentieth century European Literature.

Investigating the Relationship of Work-Family Conflicts Through the Self-Determination Theory Abstract: Interpersonal climates influence motivation of both family and work-related activities in the family and the workplace. Within the family, the feeling of being valued by one's partner directly affects a person¡¦s self-determination, while at the same time within the workplace, the feeling of being autonomy-supported by one's employer will affect one¡¦s self-determined motivation towards work related activities. If people had a high level of self-determination, they would be able to decide for themselves which activities to devote themselves to and would do so in high spirits, thus making it difficult for family alienation to occur. Nevertheless, once the phenomenon of family alienation occurs, one is no longer able to obtain family support and approval, thus is stripped of self-merit. Moreover, this phenomenon will also produce feelings of loneliness, frustration, which in turn influences the experience of work-family conflict. Ultimately in the end, work-family conflict leads to job burnout. This research uses Kaohsiung high school teachers as the subject of study, focusing primarily on how personal relationships affect self-determined motivation within the family and the workplace. Moreover, low levels of self-determined motivation in both the family and the work place leads to family alienation. Furthermore in discussing the relations among family alienation, work-family conflicts, job burnout, the factors of gender, age, position and the nature of the school were used to investigate and analyze the effects of interference of feeling valued by one's partner, feeling of being autonomy-supported by one's employer, motivation towards family activities, motivation towards work, family alienation, work-family conflicts, and job burnout. This research uses the method of survey questionnaire, and is analyzed with various methods of statistical analysis. The important discoveries are stated as follows: A. It was found that Kaohsiung teachers who had a strong feeling of being valued by one's partner within the family environment, also had a high level of self-determined motivation and therefore lessened the occurrence of family alienation. B. It was found that Kaohsiung teachers who did not have a strong feeling of being autonomy-supported by one's employer within the workplace but had adequate acceptance, possessed a lower self-determined motivation and less motivation towards work; Thereby making it easier for family alienation to occur. C. Taking care of children was the main factor leading to work-family conflict for Kaohsiung teachers¡¦. D. Family-work interference was the main factor leading to job burnout for Kaohsiung teachers. E. It was found that family alienation produces work-family conflicts and thus ultimately leading to job burnout. F. The interference effect of gender. 1. The interaction of motivation towards work activities and gender has an interference effect on family alienation. 2. The interaction of self-determined motivation towards work and gender has an interference effect on family alienation, work-family conflicts, and job burnout. G. The interference effect of occupational position 1. The interaction of Motivation towards family activities and occupational position has an interference effect on family alienation. 2. The interaction of self-determined motivation towards family and occupational position has an interference effect on family alienation, work-family conflicts, and job burnout. H. The interference effect of age 1. The interaction of motivation towards family activities and age has an interference effect on family alienation. 2. The interaction of self-determined motivation towards work and age has an interference effect on job burnout. I. It was found that effects of cultural difference between western and eastern culture created different methods for solving work-family conflicts. J. It was found that differing results produced from eastern and western cultural caused variations towards gender. Keyword: self-determined motivation, family alienation, work-family conflict, job burnout