Forskningsfråga: Vilka inre motivationsfaktorer kan positivt påverka arbetsprestationen vid digitalt arbete, utifrån medarbetarens perspektiv? Syfte: Syftet med studien är att redogöra för vilka motivationsfaktorer som, utifrån medarbetarens perspektiv, påverkar arbetsmotivationen och arbetsprestation vid den allt vanligare digitala arbetsmiljön. Metod: Studien utgick från en kvalitativ metod med abduktiv ansats där sju semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes. För att analysera den empiriska data användes en tematisk analys. Slutsats: Det kan konstateras att den digitala arbetsmiljön inte påverkat arbetsmotivationen och arbetsprestationen avsevärt då stora delar av resultatet går i linje med tidigare studier om motivationsforskning. Studien visade att de motivationsfaktorer som enligt medarbetare positivt påverkar arbetsprestationen vid digitalt arbete är erkännande och personlig utveckling. / Research questions: What internal motivational factors can positively affect work performance in digital work, from the employee's perspective? Purpose: The purpose of the study is to account for the motivational factors that, from the employee's perspective, affect work motivation and work performance in the increasingly common digital work environment. Method: The study was based on a qualitative method with an abductive approach where seven semi-structured interviews were conducted. To analyze the empirical data, a thematic analysis was used. Conclusion: It can be stated that the digital work environment has not affected work motivation and work performance significantly as large parts of the results are in line with previous studies on motivation research. The study showed that the motivating factors that, according to employees, positively effect work performance in digital work are recognition and personal development.

Den fysiska arbetsmiljön är ett känt fenomen där arbetet kring förbättring har pågått under en längre tid. Den digitala arbetsmiljön är dock något nyare som blir allt mer påtaglig med den digitala utvecklingen. Vilka begrepp som bygger upp fenomenet digital arbetsmiljö samt deras funktion och påverkan är något som denna studie kommer undersöka för att bidra till hållbarhet på arbetsplatsen. Studien kommer undersöka vad företag gör för att bidra till en hållbar digital arbetsmiljö samt hur arbetsmiljön kan förbättras genom digitalt ansvarstagande. Undersökningens resultat baseras på studerande av befintliga teorier om ämnena: digital arbetsmiljö, digital integritet, digital funktionalitet och digital hållbarhet samt kvalitativa intervjuer. Intervjuerna ger dels information ur ledningens perspektiv samt medarbetarnas på operativ nivå. De två respondenterna inom ledningen arbetar som digitaliseringsansvariga på ett privatägt IT-företag respektive i en större kommun i Sverige, medans de två respondenterna som representerar den operativa nivån arbetar som IT konsult respektive Digital modellerare. Efter undersökning framkommer ett tydligt större intresse och fokus på den digitala arbetsmiljön. Teknikens möjligheter har i många år styrt utvecklingen som lett till att användarna fått anpassa sig efter tekniken. Allt större fokus har nu skiftat till att se tekniken som ett hjälpmedel som ska stötta och anpassa sig till verksamheten och medarbetarnas behov. Studiens resultat beskriver ett flertal olika saker som de studerade verksamheterna gör för att bidra till en bättre arbetsmiljö, men vi ser att det även finns många utmaningar i den digitala utvecklingen. Med hjälp av det digitala ansvaret har vi listat ett antal punkter som verksamheter bör sträva efter för att kunna uppnå en bättre hållbar digital arbetsmiljö. Några av slutsatserna som kan nyttjas av verksamheter för att bidra till bättre digital arbetsmiljö är att skydda medarbetarnas integritet, utbilda i ny teknik och informationshantering samt stötta och underlätta arbetet när tekniska problem inträffar. / The physical work environment is a well known phenomenon where the work of improvement has been going on for a long time. The digital work environment on the other hand is a newer concept and is more recognicable due to the digital development. The concepts that make up the phenomenon of the digital work environment and their function and impact is something that this study will examine to contribute to a sustainable workplace. The study will examine what companies do to contribute to a sustainable digital work environment as well as how the work environment can be improved through digital responsibility. The result of the study is based on earlier research and theories about digital work environment, digital integrity, digital functionality, digital sustainability, and also qualitative interviews. The interviews provide information from a management perspective as well as from an operational level. The two interviewees on a managerial level are both digital managers, one for a privately owned IT business and the other one in a large county in Sweden. The two respondents who represent the operational level are working as an IT consultant and a digital modelar respectively. After research, a clear greater interest and focus emerges on the digital work environment. The technique itself has for many years been controlling the development which has led to the users having to adapt to the technique, instead of an interplay. The focus has now shifted to treat the technique as an aid to support and adapt to the organisation, its users and their needs. The results of the study describe several things that the studied companies are actively doing to contribute to a better work environment, but there are also challenges along with the digital development. With digital responsibility as a standing point, we came up with a list of points which companies should strive for in order to achieve a sustainable digital work environment. Some of our conclusions for businesses to use to contribute to a better digital work environment are to protect the integrity of employees, educate in new technology and information management as well as to support and facilitate work when technical problems occur.

Bakgrund: Digitaliseringen är ett aktuellt fenomen som förändrar samhället, organisationer och hur människor organiserar sig och lever sina liv. När digitalisering förändrar organisatoriska processer och det sätt människor arbetar suddas gränserna mellan arbete och det övriga livet allt mera ut. För att hantera denna förändring behöver organisationer ett kollektivt initiativtagande där relationer mellan medarbetare, ledare och chefer måste hanteras, något som i en svensk kontext kallas medarbetarskap. Den digitala omställningen har accelererat till följd av Covid-19 pandemin där en omväxling till digitala hjälpmedel tagit plats. Uppfattningar om digitaliseringen kan anses vara positivt eller negativt för medarbetare är delade. Det finns en viss avsaknad av forskning inom medarbetarskap, synnerligt i en mer modern och digitaliserad kontext. Med mer digitaliserade organisationer finns det fortfarande frågetecken kring medarbetarskapet. Detta skapar ett intresse att undersöka medarbetares upplevelser av medarbetarskap i en digital arbetsmiljö. Problemformulering: PF1: Hur upplever medarbetare medarbetarskapet i en digitaliserad arbetsmiljö? PF2: Vilken betydelse har den digitaliserade arbetsmiljön för medarbetarnas upplevelse av engagemang och meningsfullhet? Syfte: Studiens syfte är att undersöka medarbetares upplevelser för att skapa en utökad förståelse kring medarbetarskap i en digital arbetsmiljö samt betydelsen detta har för engagemang och meningsfullhet. Metod: Då syftet med studien är att undersöka upplevelser har en kvalitativ undersökningsmetod använts. Detta har skett genom sju semistrukturerade digitala intervjuer med medarbetare från både privata och offentliga organisationer med hjälp av Zoom och Microsoft Teams. Resultat: Majoriteten av medarbetarna upplevde en effektivisering av arbetet och ett ökat deltagande, men till en förlust av den sociala kontakten. Det fanns även inslag av att den digitala arbetsmiljön skapat koncentrationssvårigheter och störningsmoment vilket minskar engagemanget. Medarbetarna upplever att arbetsuppgiften i sig, gemenskap och samhällsnytta är vad som ger arbetet mening. Den digitala arbetsmiljön underlättar vardagspusslet men till en bekostnad av förlorad social kontakt som upplevs minska meningsfullheten hos medarbetarna. Slutsats: Slutsatsen för studien är att upplevelsen medarbetarskapet i den digitala arbetsmiljön är skild, vilket kan liknas med ett tveeggat svärd. Den digitala arbetsmiljön för med sig såväl positiva inslag, som effektivisering och ökat deltagande, och negativa inslag som försämrad kommunikation och gemenskap. Betydelsen av engagemang och meningsfullhet är fortsatt stor men studien framhäver samtidigt vikten av att beakta gemenskap och samarbete för ett konstruktivt medarbetarskap i en digital arbetsmiljö. / Background: Digitalization is a contemporary phenomenon that is changing how the society, organizations and people live their lives and organize themselves. When digitalization changes organizational processes and the way people work, the boundaries between work and the ‘rest of life’ are being erased. To handle this change, organizations need a collective initiative where relationships between employees, leaders and managers must be handled, which is something that is called employeeship in a Swedish context. The digital transition has been accelerated as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, where a major shift to digital tools has taken place. Employees' conceptions about digitalization are divided and can be considered both positive and negative. There is a certain lack of research in employeeship, especially in a more modern and digitized context. With more digitized organizations, there are still questions about how it affects the employeeship. This creates an interest in examining employees' experiences of employeeship in a digital work environment. Research questions: RQ1: How do employees experience employeeship in a digital work environment? RQ2: Which importance does the digital work environment have for employees’ experience of commitment and meaningfulness? Purpose: The purpose of the study is to examine the meaning of employeeship in a digital work environment and value the importance of engagement and meaningfulness to gain an enhanced understanding. Method: Since the purpose of the study is to examine experiences a qualitative methodology has been used. This has been done through seven semi-structured digital interviews with employees from both private and public organizations through Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Results: A majority of employees experienced an increase in effectiveness and participation, however they also experienced a loss of social contact with their colleagues. A tendency of increased difficulties of concentration and new distractions was embossed when working in a digital work environment which lowered their commitment. Employees experienced meaningfulness from work duties, fellowship and contributing to society. The digital work environment eases the puzzle of everyday life however at a cost of lost social contact which employees experienced reducing the meaningfulness of work. Conclusion: The conclusion of the study is that the experiences of employeeship in a digital work environment are different and can be described as a double-edged sword. The digital work environment brings positive elements, such as efficiency and increased participation, as well as negative elements of impaired communication and fellowship. The importance of commitment and meaningfulness remains great, but the study also emphasized the importance of considering fellowship and cooperation for a constructive employeeship in a digital work environment.

Den fysiska arbetsmiljön är ett känt fenomen där arbetet kring förbättring har pågått under en längre tid. Den digitala arbetsmiljön är dock något nyare som blir allt mer påtaglig med den digitala utvecklingen. Vilka begrepp som bygger upp fenomenet digital arbetsmiljö samt deras funktion och påverkan är något som denna studie kommer undersöka för att bidra till hållbarhet på arbetsplatsen. Studien kommer undersöka vad företag gör för att bidra till en hållbar digital arbetsmiljö samt hur arbetsmiljön kan förbättras genom digitalt ansvarstagande. Undersökningens resultat baseras på studerande av befintliga teorier om ämnena: digital arbetsmiljö, digital integritet, digital funktionalitet och digital hållbarhet samt kvalitativa intervjuer. Intervjuerna ger dels information ur ledningens perspektiv samt medarbetarnas på operativ nivå. De två respondenterna inom ledningen arbetar som digitaliseringsansvariga på ett privatägt IT-företag respektive i en större kommun i Sverige, medans de två respondenterna som representerar den operativa nivån arbetar som IT konsult respektive Digital modellerare. Efter undersökning framkommer ett tydligt större intresse och fokus på den digitala arbetsmiljön. Teknikens möjligheter har i många år styrt utvecklingen som lett till att användarna fått anpassa sig efter tekniken. Allt större fokus har nu skiftat till att se tekniken som ett hjälpmedel som ska stötta och anpassa sig till verksamheten och medarbetarnas behov. Studiens resultat beskriver ett flertal olika saker som de studerade verksamheterna gör för att bidra till en bättre arbetsmiljö, men vi ser att det även finns många utmaningar i den digitala utvecklingen. Med hjälp av det digitala ansvaret har vi listat ett antal punkter som verksamheter bör sträva efter för att kunna uppnå en bättre hållbar digital arbetsmiljö. Några av slutsatserna som kan nyttjas av verksamheter för att bidra till bättre digital arbetsmiljö är att skydda medarbetarnas integritet, utbilda i ny teknik och informationshantering samt stötta och underlätta arbetet när tekniska problem inträffar. / The physical work environment is a well known phenomenon where the work of improvement has been going on for a long time. The digital work environment on the other hand is a newer concept and is more recognicable due to the digital development. The concepts that make up the phenomenon of the digital work environment and their function and impact is something that this study will examine to contribute to a sustainable workplace. The study will examine what companies do to contribute to a sustainable digital work environment as well as how the work environment can be improved through digital responsibility. The result of the study is based on earlier research and theories about digital work environment, digital integrity, digital functionality, digital sustainability, and also qualitative interviews. The interviews provide information from a management perspective as well as from an operational level. The two interviewees on a managerial level are both digital managers, one for a privately owned IT business and the other one in a large county in Sweden. The two respondents who represent the operational level are working as an IT consultant and a digital modelar respectively. After research, a clear greater interest and focus emerges on the digital work environment. The technique itself has for many years been controlling the development which has led to the users having to adapt to the technique, instead of an interplay. The focus has now shifted to treat the technique as an aid to support and adapt to the organisation, its users and their needs. The results of the study describe several things that the studied companies are actively doing to contribute to a better work environment, but there are also challenges along with the digital development. With digital responsibility as a standing point, we came up with a list of points which companies should strive for in order to achieve a sustainable digital work environment. Some of our conclusions for businesses to use to contribute to a better digital work environment are to protect the integrity of employees, educate in new technology and information management as well as to support and facilitate work when technical problems occur.

I takt med en ökad digitalisering har det blivit ett allt större fokus på IT-säkerhet. Det finns olika typer av lösningar för att stärka IT-säkerheten och att implementera multifaktorautentisering är en av dem. I organisationers säkerhetsarbete spelar användarna en viktig roll, samtidigt kan de betraktas som ett säkerhetshot snarare än en resurs. I den här intervjustudien undersöker vi hur en implementering av multifaktorautentisering påverkar användarnas digitala arbetsmiljö. För att förstå detta har studien använt en kvalitativ datainsamlingsmetod där tio semistrukturerade intervjuer med anställda från Malmö universitet har genomförts. I analysen av resultatet har bland annat Technology Acceptance Model, Protection Motivation Theory samt ett fenomenologiskt perspektiv använts som teoretiska utgångspunkter. Studien visar att det finns en oförutsägbarhet med multifaktorautentisering som skapar en kognitiv omställning och ett hinder i arbetsflödet. Det framgår även att användarnas medvetenhet om IT-säkerhet är en viktig faktor i acceptansen av säkerhetsåtgärder så som multifaktorautentisering. Studien lyfter fram att det krävs en bra användarupplevelse bland befintliga IT-system för att välkomna och anpassa sig till framtida implementeringar av säkerhetssystem. / As digitalization has increased, there has been a growing focus on IT security. There are various types of solutions to strengthen IT security, and implementing multi-factor authentication is one of them. In the security efforts of organizations, users play an important role, but they can also be seen as a security threat rather than a resource. In this interview study, we examine how the implementation of multi-factor authentication affects users' digital work environment. To understand this, the study used a qualitative data collection method, conducting ten semi-structured interviews with employees from Malmö university. In the analysis of the results, the study utilized theoretical frameworks such as the Technology Acceptance Model, Protection Motivation Theory, and a phenomenological perspective. The study reveals that there is unpredictability associated with multi-factor authentication, creating a cognitive adjustment and a hindrance in workflow. It is also evident that users' awareness of IT security is an important factor in accepting security measures such as multi-factor authentication. The study emphasizes the need for a good user experience in existing IT systems to welcome and adapt to future implementations of security systems.

En raison de certaines barrières structurelles d’accès à l’emploi qu’elles rencontrent, plusieurs personnes immigrantes nouvellement arrivées sont reléguées vers les emplois faiblement rémunérés et dits « peu qualifiés ». Dans le prolongement de ces dynamiques, des études montrent que les personnes issues de l’immigration sont surreprésentées au sein des plateformes numériques de travail, une forme d’emploi précaire en raison notamment des faibles salaires octroyés et de l’imposition d’un statut de travailleur autonome limitant l’accès à différents régimes de protections sociales. Malgré ce constat, peu d’études québécoises et canadiennes ont exploré le lien entre l’intégration socioprofessionnelle des personnes immigrantes et le travail de plateformes. À partir d’entretiens semi-dirigés réalisés auprès de 17 travailleur·euse·s de plateformes numériques de livraison de nourriture, ce mémoire s’interroge sur la place qu’occupent ces plateformes dans le parcours d’intégration socioprofessionnelle des nouveaux·elles arrivant·e·s au Québec. Les résultats de cette enquête exploratoire portent à adopter un regard nuancé sur la situation des personnes immigrantes nouvellement arrivées et travailleur·se·s de plateformes. Malgré leur haut niveau de diplomation et leurs expériences de travail antérieures, la majorité des participant·e·s n’était pas parvenue à occuper un emploi correspondant à leurs qualifications et à leurs attentes dans les mois et les années suivant leur arrivée au Québec. Avant de travailler sur les plateformes, ils et elles s’étaient d’abord tourné·e·s vers le travail salarié déqualifiant, faiblement rémunéré et qui les exposait à plusieurs contraintes de travail. En dépit des conditions de travail précaires offertes et des nombreuses insatisfactions exprimées par les participant·e·s, les plateformes numériques de travail représentent néanmoins une alternative avantageuse puisqu’elles s’accompagnent parfois d’une meilleure rémunération, d’un moindre effort physique, ainsi que d’un plus grand contrôle sur les heures et horaires de travail. Pour l’ensemble des participant·e·s, le travail de plateforme constitue une activité temporaire et s’inscrit plus largement dans des projets professionnels et migratoires – dans le cas des résident·e·s temporaires -, mais aussi dans un contexte marqué par la pandémie de COVID-19. Le passage au travail de plateforme constitue une forme de stratégie mobilisée par les participant·e·s pour surmonter les différentes contraintes – économiques, conciliation des sphères de vie, statut migratoire restrictif - rencontrées dans le cadre de leur parcours d’intégration socioprofessionnelle et faciliter le passage à une situation favorable. / Due to certain structural barriers to accessing employment, many newly arrived immigrants are relegated to low-paying, so-called "low-skilled" jobs. As an extension of these dynamics, studies show that people of immigrant background are overrepresented in digital work platforms, a form of precarious employment due in particular to the low wages paid and the imposition of a self-employed status that limits access to various social protection schemes. Despite this observation, few Quebec and Canadian studies have explored the link between the socio-professional integration of immigrants and digital platforms. Based on semi-structured interviews with 17 workers of digital food delivery platforms, this thesis examines the role of these platforms in the socio-professional integration of newcomers to Quebec. The results of this exploratory study suggest a nuanced view of the situation of newly arrived immigrants and platform workers. Despite their high level of education and previous work experience, the majority of participants had not managed to find a job that matched their qualifications and expectations in the months and years following their arrival in Quebec. Before working on the platforms, they had first turned to low-skill, low-paying salaried work that exposed them to several work constraints. Despite the precarious working conditions offered and the many dissatisfactions voiced by the participants, digital work platforms nevertheless represent an advantageous alternative since they are sometimes accompanied with better pay, less physical effort, and greater control over working hours and schedules. For all the participants, platform work is a temporary activity and is part of their professional and migratory projects - in the case of temporary residents - but also in a context marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The transition to platform work constitutes a form of strategy mobilized by the participants to overcome the various constraints - economic, reconciliation of spheres of life, restrictive migratory status - encountered in the course of their socio-professional integration and to facilitate the transition to a favorable situation.

Introduktion: Hundar fyller en stor funktion för människor. De ger förutom motion även glädje, kärlek och livskvalitet. Forskning visar att det är hälsofrämjande för befolkningen att genomföra aktiviteter med ett hundteam, en hundförare med en social tjänstehund. Hitintills sker nästan inga aktiviteter digitalt så denna studie undersökte hundförares åsikter rörande digitalt arbete med social tjänstehund. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka vad hundförare ser för möjligheter och utmaningar med digitaliseringen i det hälsofrämjande arbetet med social tjänstehund. Metod: En kvalitativ intervjustudie med en induktiv ansats som analyserades med en innehållsanalys. Teorin som användes i analysen var Technology Acceptance Model ”TAM” och hade teoretiskt hälsofrämjande utgångspunkt med principerna delaktighet, hållbarhet, maktgörande och jämlikhet. Informanterna rekryterades genom ändamålsenligt urval och en genom ett snöbollsurval. Det var sex hundförare som arbetade med sociala tjänstehundar som intervjuades. Resultat: Det framkom fyra kategorier: Olika möjligheter att arbeta digitalt med hund, Utmaningar i digitalt arbete med hund, Digitalt arbete utan hund innebär möjligheter och Dilemma med digital teknik som tillsammans bildade temat Digitaliseringens möjligheter, utmaningar och dilemman behöver balanseras mot det fysiska mötets betydelse. Slutsats: Det finns utvecklingsmöjligheter för hälsofrämjande digitalt arbete med social tjänstehund där robotar är ett komplement i folkhälsoarbetet. Det är viktigt att hitta en balans mellan det fysiska mötet och digitala interaktioner. Det ska underlättas för människor att uppnå en god och jämlik hälsa. / Introduction: Dogs fulfill a great function in humans. In addition to exercise, they also provide joy, love and quality of life. Research shows that it is health promoting for the population to carry out activities with a dogteam, a dog handler with a social service dog. Up until now, almost no activities take place digitally, so with this study, doghandlers’ views on digital work with social service dogs were investigated. Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate what dog handlers see as opportunities and challenges with digitization in their health promotion work with social service dogs. Methods: A qualitative interview study with an inductive approach that was analyzed with a content analysis. The theory used in the analysis was the Technology Acceptance Model "TAM" and had a theoretical health-promoting starting point with the principles of participation, sustainability, empowerment and equality. The informants were recruited through purposive sampling and one through a snowball sample. Six dog handlers who worked with social service dogs were interviewed. Results: Four categories emerged: Different opportunities to work digitally with a dog, Challenges in digital work with a dog, Digital work without a dog means opportunities and Dilemma with digital technology which together formed the theme The opportunities, challenges and dilemmas of digitization need to be balanced against the importance of the physical meeting. Conclusion: There are development opportunities for health-promoting digital work with social service dogs and robots are a complement in public health work. It is important to find a balance between the physical meeting and digital interactions. It must be made easier for people to achieve good and equal health.

This study is about voluntary productive activities in digital networks and on digital platforms that often are described as pleasur­able. The aim of the study is to relate the peer producers’ perceptions of their activities on a micro level in terms of play, game, work and labour, to their views on Wikipedia’s relation to capitalism on a macro level, to compare the identified ideological formations on both levels and how they relate to each other, and finally compare the identi­fied ideological formations with contemporary Marxist theory on cognitive capitalism. The intention is to perform a critical evaluation of the economic role of peer production in society.Qualitative and semi-structured interviews with eight Wikipedians active within the Swedish language version of Wikipedia con­stitute the empirical base of the study together with one public lecture by a Wikipedian on the encyclopaedia and a selection of pages in the encyclopaedia that are text analysed. The transcribed interviews have been analysed using a version of ideological analysis as it has been developed by the Gothenburg School. The views on the peer producing activities on the micro level has been analysed in a dialecti­cal way but is also grounded in a specific field model.Six ideological formations are identified in the empirical material. On the micro level: the peripheral, bottom-up- and top-down-formation, on the macro level: the Californian alikeness ideology, communism of capital and capitalism of communism. Communism of capital has two sides to it: one stresses the synergies and the other the conflicts between the two phenomena. The formations on the macro level conform broadly to contemporary Marxist theory, but there are important differ­ences as well. The study results in a hypothesis that the critical side of communism of capital and the peripheral and bottom-up-formation could help to further a more sustainable capitalism of communism, and counteract a deeper integra­tion of the top-down-formation with Californian alikeness ideology. The latter is the main risk of capitalist co-optation of the peer produc­tion that is underway as the manifestly dominant formations on the macro level are Californian alikeness ideology and communism of capital. / <p>©<strong> </strong>2015 Arwid Lund, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/</p><p></p>

Notre recherche a pour but de déterminer comment les genres textuels peuvent être exploités dans le design des environnements numériques de travail afin de faciliter l’accomplissement des pratiques textuelles de cadres et de secrétaires dans une municipalité et une administration fédérale canadiennes. À cet effet, le premier objectif consiste à évaluer l’aptitude des environnements numériques de travail à supporter les pratiques textuelles (lecture, écriture et manipulation des textes) de ces employés. Le deuxième objectif est de décrire les rôles des genres textuels au cours des pratiques textuelles. Avec l’exemple du courriel, le troisième objectif vise à examiner comment le genre peut être exploité dans une perspective d’assistance à la réalisation des pratiques textuelles dans les environnements numériques de travail. Cette recherche de nature qualitative comporte une méthodologie en deux étapes. La première étape consiste en un examen minutieux des pratiques textuelles, des difficultés rencontrées au cours de celles-ci, du rôle du genre dans les environnements numériques de travail, ainsi que des indices sollicités au cours de la gestion du courriel. Trois modes de collecte des données qualitatives sont utilisés auprès de 17 cadres et de 17 secrétaires issus de deux administrations publiques : l’entrevue semi-dirigée, le journal de bord et l’enquête cognitive. Les résultats sont examinés à l’aide de stratégies d’analyse de contenu qualitative. La deuxième phase comprend la mise au point d’une chaîne de traitement du courriel, visant à étayer notre réflexion sur le genre textuel et son exploitation dans la conception des environnements numériques de travail. Un corpus de 1703 messages est élaboré à partir d’un échantillon remis par deux cadres gouvernementaux. Les résultats permettent d’abord de dresser un portrait général des pratiques de lecture, d’écriture et de manipulation des textes communes et spécifiques aux cadres et aux secrétaires. L’importance du courriel, qui constitue environ 40% des systèmes notés dans les journaux de bord, est soulignée. Les difficultés rencontrées dans les environnements numériques de travail sont également décrites. Dans un deuxième temps, les rôles du genre au cours des pratiques textuelles sont examinés en fonction d’une matrice tenant à la fois compte de ses dimensions individuelles et collectives, ainsi que de ses trois principales facettes ; la forme, le contenu et la fonction. Ensuite, nous présentons un cadre d’analyse des indices affectant la gestion du courriel qui synthétise le processus d’interprétation des messages par le destinataire. Une typologie des patrons de catégorisation des cadres est également définie, puis employée dans une expérimentation statistique visant la description et la catégorisation automatique du courriel. Au terme de ce processus, on observe des comportements linguistiques marqués en fonction des catégories du courriel. Il s’avère également que la catégorisation automatique basée sur le lexique des messages est beaucoup plus performante que la catégorisation non lexicale. À l’issue de cette recherche, nous suggérons d’enrichir le paradigme traditionnel relevant de l’interaction humain-ordinateur par une sémiotique du genre dans les environnements numériques de travail. L’étude propose également une réflexion sur l’appartenance du courriel à un genre, en ayant recours aux concepts théoriques d’hypergenre, de genre et de sous-genre. Le succès de la catégorisation automatique du courriel en fonction de facettes tributaires du genre (le contenu, la forme et la fonction) offre des perspectives intéressantes sur l’application de ce concept au design des environnements numériques de travail en vue de faciliter l’accomplissement des pratiques textuelles par les employés. / This research reveals how textual genres can be exploited in digital work environments to improve the textual practices of managers and secretaries in the context of a municipality and the Canadian federal government. The first objective of this research assesses the suitability of digital work environments to support the textual practices of managers and secretaries in their reading, writing and manipulation of texts. The second objective describes the various roles of textual genre during the managerial and secretarial textual practices. Using email as a focal point, the third objective examines how genre can be exploited to advance the benefits of textual practices in the digital work environments. This qualitative research entails a two-phase methodology. By the study of 17 secretaries and 17 managers, the first phase consists of a thorough examination of the current textual practices in the Canadian federal government and municipal contexts and the difficulties encountered during these practices. This phase also considers the various roles of genre in the digital work environments along with the salient clues sought during email management. This study deployed three data collection techniques: semi-structured interviews, diary journals and cognitive inquiries. The results are examined using several qualitative content analysis techniques. The second phase of this research consists of developing an email processing sequence to further expand our understanding of textual genre and its exploitation in the design of digital work environments. The data for this phase uses a corpus of 1703 messages developed from a sample of two governmental managers. The results provide an encompassing overview of practices relating to the reading, writing and manipulation of texts that are both common and specific to managers and secretaries. With over 40% of events recorded in the diary journal relating to email, the importance of this type of system in digital work environments is clearly emphasized. The difficulties encountered in the digital work environments are also described. The role of genre during textual practices is examined according to a matrix illustrating both the individual and collective dimensions of genre in addition to its three main facets: the form, the content and the purpose. We present next an analytic framework of the prominent cues affecting email management to summarize the process of interpreting messages by the recipient. A typology of the categorization patterns of managers is also developed and used in a statistical experiment aiming to automatically describe and categorize email. Resulting from this experiment, we observe specific linguistic behaviours that characterize each email category. It is also revealed that automatic categorization based on message lexicon is more efficient than non-lexical categorization. At the conclusion of this research, we suggest to enrich the traditional human-computer interaction paradigm with a semiotics of genre in the digital work environments. The study also offers a reflection regarding email membership to a specific genre using the theoretical concepts of hypergenre, genre and sub-genre. The success of the automatic categorization of email according to genre-related facets (the content, the form and the purpose) uncovers valuable insights and perspectives in designing digital work environments with the objective of facilitating the vital performance of textual practices by employees. / Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada (CRSH), Faculté des études supérieures de l'Université de Montréal

Notre recherche a pour but de déterminer comment les genres textuels peuvent être exploités dans le design des environnements numériques de travail afin de faciliter l’accomplissement des pratiques textuelles de cadres et de secrétaires dans une municipalité et une administration fédérale canadiennes. À cet effet, le premier objectif consiste à évaluer l’aptitude des environnements numériques de travail à supporter les pratiques textuelles (lecture, écriture et manipulation des textes) de ces employés. Le deuxième objectif est de décrire les rôles des genres textuels au cours des pratiques textuelles. Avec l’exemple du courriel, le troisième objectif vise à examiner comment le genre peut être exploité dans une perspective d’assistance à la réalisation des pratiques textuelles dans les environnements numériques de travail. Cette recherche de nature qualitative comporte une méthodologie en deux étapes. La première étape consiste en un examen minutieux des pratiques textuelles, des difficultés rencontrées au cours de celles-ci, du rôle du genre dans les environnements numériques de travail, ainsi que des indices sollicités au cours de la gestion du courriel. Trois modes de collecte des données qualitatives sont utilisés auprès de 17 cadres et de 17 secrétaires issus de deux administrations publiques : l’entrevue semi-dirigée, le journal de bord et l’enquête cognitive. Les résultats sont examinés à l’aide de stratégies d’analyse de contenu qualitative. La deuxième phase comprend la mise au point d’une chaîne de traitement du courriel, visant à étayer notre réflexion sur le genre textuel et son exploitation dans la conception des environnements numériques de travail. Un corpus de 1703 messages est élaboré à partir d’un échantillon remis par deux cadres gouvernementaux. Les résultats permettent d’abord de dresser un portrait général des pratiques de lecture, d’écriture et de manipulation des textes communes et spécifiques aux cadres et aux secrétaires. L’importance du courriel, qui constitue environ 40% des systèmes notés dans les journaux de bord, est soulignée. Les difficultés rencontrées dans les environnements numériques de travail sont également décrites. Dans un deuxième temps, les rôles du genre au cours des pratiques textuelles sont examinés en fonction d’une matrice tenant à la fois compte de ses dimensions individuelles et collectives, ainsi que de ses trois principales facettes ; la forme, le contenu et la fonction. Ensuite, nous présentons un cadre d’analyse des indices affectant la gestion du courriel qui synthétise le processus d’interprétation des messages par le destinataire. Une typologie des patrons de catégorisation des cadres est également définie, puis employée dans une expérimentation statistique visant la description et la catégorisation automatique du courriel. Au terme de ce processus, on observe des comportements linguistiques marqués en fonction des catégories du courriel. Il s’avère également que la catégorisation automatique basée sur le lexique des messages est beaucoup plus performante que la catégorisation non lexicale. À l’issue de cette recherche, nous suggérons d’enrichir le paradigme traditionnel relevant de l’interaction humain-ordinateur par une sémiotique du genre dans les environnements numériques de travail. L’étude propose également une réflexion sur l’appartenance du courriel à un genre, en ayant recours aux concepts théoriques d’hypergenre, de genre et de sous-genre. Le succès de la catégorisation automatique du courriel en fonction de facettes tributaires du genre (le contenu, la forme et la fonction) offre des perspectives intéressantes sur l’application de ce concept au design des environnements numériques de travail en vue de faciliter l’accomplissement des pratiques textuelles par les employés. / This research reveals how textual genres can be exploited in digital work environments to improve the textual practices of managers and secretaries in the context of a municipality and the Canadian federal government. The first objective of this research assesses the suitability of digital work environments to support the textual practices of managers and secretaries in their reading, writing and manipulation of texts. The second objective describes the various roles of textual genre during the managerial and secretarial textual practices. Using email as a focal point, the third objective examines how genre can be exploited to advance the benefits of textual practices in the digital work environments. This qualitative research entails a two-phase methodology. By the study of 17 secretaries and 17 managers, the first phase consists of a thorough examination of the current textual practices in the Canadian federal government and municipal contexts and the difficulties encountered during these practices. This phase also considers the various roles of genre in the digital work environments along with the salient clues sought during email management. This study deployed three data collection techniques: semi-structured interviews, diary journals and cognitive inquiries. The results are examined using several qualitative content analysis techniques. The second phase of this research consists of developing an email processing sequence to further expand our understanding of textual genre and its exploitation in the design of digital work environments. The data for this phase uses a corpus of 1703 messages developed from a sample of two governmental managers. The results provide an encompassing overview of practices relating to the reading, writing and manipulation of texts that are both common and specific to managers and secretaries. With over 40% of events recorded in the diary journal relating to email, the importance of this type of system in digital work environments is clearly emphasized. The difficulties encountered in the digital work environments are also described. The role of genre during textual practices is examined according to a matrix illustrating both the individual and collective dimensions of genre in addition to its three main facets: the form, the content and the purpose. We present next an analytic framework of the prominent cues affecting email management to summarize the process of interpreting messages by the recipient. A typology of the categorization patterns of managers is also developed and used in a statistical experiment aiming to automatically describe and categorize email. Resulting from this experiment, we observe specific linguistic behaviours that characterize each email category. It is also revealed that automatic categorization based on message lexicon is more efficient than non-lexical categorization. At the conclusion of this research, we suggest to enrich the traditional human-computer interaction paradigm with a semiotics of genre in the digital work environments. The study also offers a reflection regarding email membership to a specific genre using the theoretical concepts of hypergenre, genre and sub-genre. The success of the automatic categorization of email according to genre-related facets (the content, the form and the purpose) uncovers valuable insights and perspectives in designing digital work environments with the objective of facilitating the vital performance of textual practices by employees. / Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada (CRSH), Faculté des études supérieures de l'Université de Montréal