Många svenskar är idag positiva till att få digital konsultation och intresset har de senaste åren ökat särskilt för videobesök. För att en tjänst för videobesök ska kunna bli en del av den offentliga vården krävs det att både patienter och vårdgivare är villiga att använda den. Denna studie syftade till att undersöka vilka föreställningar vårdgivare har om användningen av videobesök för att bygga en förståelse för de utmaningar och möjligheter som finns med videobesök i den offentliga vården. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med vårdgivare delaktiga i Region Östergötlands videobesöksprojekt DVC. Transkriptioner från intervjuerna analyserades genom tematisk analys med utgångspunkt i Teorin om Planerat Beteende. Analysen resulterade i teman kopplat till föreställningar om positiva och negativa effekter för den egna prestationen, för patienten och för vården som organisation. Analysen identifierade även föreställningar om positivt och negativt socialt tryck, den egna moralen, föreställningar om upplevd kontroll och självförmåga samt föreställningar om olika användargrupper och integreringen av videobesök i vården. De positiva effekterna av användningen av videobesök ansågs vara störst för patienterna. Deltagarna upplevde att andra vårdgivare i stor utsträckning var negativt inställda till videobesök, men att det fanns förväntningar från patienthåll på lättillgänglig vård. Samtidigt som ingen av deltagarna tvivlade på den egna förmågan att använda videobesökstjänsten uttrycktes ett behov av support och rutiner för att hantera olika problem som kan uppkomma. Denna studie identifierade även ett stort behov av att fokusera på kompatibilitet med andra system som används samt att anpassning utifrån olika patientgruppers kunskap måste göras.

I samband med läroplansrevideringen 2017 är programmering en del av det obligatoriskaämnesinnehållet i läroplanen för grundskolan, förskolan och fritidshemmet (Skolverket2018). Sedan höstterminen 2018 gäller den reviderade utgåvan som styrdokument förverksamma lärare. Tidigare forskning, framförallt ur internationellt perspektiv, harindikerat på en osäkerhet hos lärare kring införandet av programmering i undervisningen.Ett perspektiv som dock sällan belysts i tidigare forskning, kopplat till programmering, ärlärarstudenters attityder till implementeringen. Vi undrade därför hur lärarstudentersattityder till implementeringen av programmering såg ut. För att undersöka detta har enenkätstudie bland studenter med ämnesbehörighet inom NO/teknik vid Malmö universitetgenomförts.Utifrån Ajzens (2005) teori, Theory of Planned Behavior, har resultatet analyserats ochvisar att föreställningar om den upplevda kontrollen och föreställningar om normen haren stor påverkan över lärarstudenternas attityder kring programmering. Analysen avresultatet visar även att studierna har en stor påverkan på attityderna kring programmeringdå studenter från termin 4, 6 och 8 har svarat varierat i enkäten men efter tydliga mönsterberoende av termin där studiegången i vissa fall påverkar attityden positivt medan den iandra fall tenderar att påverka attityden negativt.

The aim of this paper was to explore the factors behind the entrepreneurial intention (EI) building of international university students of Sweden. With the help of Ajzen’s (1991) Theory of Planned Behavior, this theory has been used by numerous researches to predict intentions, especially EI. However, in Sweden several studies have been done only on the Swedish students, but no study has done specifically on international students. A conceptual framework was developed for this study from Theory of Planned Behavior, where attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavior control (PBC) were main variables with several indicators of each, to explain what are affecting the most on international university students to build up EI. 18 interviewees of international students of Halmstad University of Sweden were taken. Furthermore, after analyzing their answers authors have found that three of those variables have almost similar effect on building the EI of international university students of Sweden, but not all of their indicators.

Den här studien undersöker vilka bakgrundsfaktorer som ligger bakom slit- och slängbeteende. Med hjälp av beteendeteorin Theory of Planned Behavior, intervjuer och observationer så visar studien att funktion och kvalitét måste samspela med kognitiv tillfredställelse för att någon ska vilja behålla en produkt länge. Studien finner även att människors sociala behov är en faktor som kan påverkas för att öka tiden som en person väljer att behålla en produkt. Målet med studien är att genom väletablerade teorier om emotionell design och tillfredsställning genom produkter presentera ett designkoncept som påverkar bakgrundsfaktorerna till slit- och slängbeteendet. Det uppnås genom att hitta en produktkategori bland artefakter som kastas. Det har framkommit att lampor är en sådan en sådan produkt. Designkonceptet som presenteras i den här studien är en bordslampa designad för att påverka bakgrundsfaktorerna som styr intentionen till att hålla kvar vid en produkt. / This study investigates the background factors behind wear and tear behavior. Using the behavioral theory Theory of Planned Behavior, interviews and observations, the study shows that function and quality must interact with cognitive satisfaction in order for someone to want to keep a product for a long time. The study also finds that people's social needs are a factor that can be influenced to increase the time a person chooses to keep a product. The aim of the study is to present, through well-established theories of emotional design and satisfaction through products, a design concept that influences the background factors for wear and tear behavior. This is achieved by finding a product category among discarded artifacts. It has emerged that lamps are one such product. The design concept presented in this study is therefor a table lamp designed to influence the background factors that control the intention to keep a product.

While online shopping has high social acceptance and support from mature related industries in China, a considerable number of consumers choose to shop offline. The purpose of this study is to explore the specific factors that give consumers the intentions to shop offline. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is adopted as the theoretical framework to give a holistic view of intention-forming. Multiple-case studies are performed in this qualitative research. We study the contents of the interviews via TPB. Fifteen Chinese consumers take part in the research as the respondents in semi-structured interviews. After coding transcriptions, we explore detailed factors and divide them into three aggregates from TPB: attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control. The analysis of the interviews also supports the transformation of three dimensions of TPB.

This study aimed to investigate the behaviour of lecture attendance amongst undergraduate students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) by applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). A total of 169 respondents completed either a hard copy or online survey whilst meeting the inclusion criteria. The sample consisted of students from a first-year mathematics course (which had compulsory lecture attendance for registered students) and from a first-year organisational psychology course (which had voluntary lecture attendance for registered students). The study aimed to broaden the limited knowledge which exists around the perceptions of students regarding lecture attendance specifically in a South African context. Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Exploratory Factor Analysis and reliability analyses strongly supported the application of the TPB model scales and role-identity scale. Regression analysis showed that only attitudes help to predict intention towards lecture attendance behaviour where subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and role-identity were not significant predictors. Intentions were also seen to be highly correlated to actual attendance behaviour as well as helping to predict actual attendance behaviour. Actual behavioural control (ABC) was not seen as a moderator between intention and actual lecture attendance. Practical and theoretical implications were discussed. The information generated by this study can be used to further understand the occurrence of, and students’ perceptions of lecture attendance.

Employee absenteeism results in billions of dollars in revenue losses and lost productivity annually. Given the consequences that organizations could face resulting from high levels of work absences, executives should develop strategies to manage absenteeism to support organizational growth and sustainability. Grounded in the theory of planned behavior, the purpose of the single case study was to explore strategies managers in the private insurance industry used to reduce employee absenteeism. The population consisted of 3 managers located in Bermuda who implemented strategies to decrease employee absenteeism from a Bermuda perspective. Data included semistructured interviews, results of the company's 2016 engagement survey, and annual reports from 2014 to 2016 that highlighted the company's commitment to providing strategies to enhance employees' engagement and dedication to its strategic objectives. Through thematic analysis, 4 themes emerged: employee engagement, managerial communication, employee wellness and health promotion programs, and achieving work-life balance. Business managers could use these findings to understand how specific human resources strategies with a focus towards reducing employee absenteeism minimize work absences. Minimizing work absences could contribute to positive social change through increased economic growth in local communities and higher quality of life for its residents.

Lack of restorative sleep is implicated in threats to public health and safety as well as negative individual health outcomes, which are more pronounced among those living in rural poverty. This study addressed the need for an approach to these problems that is sensitive to culture and community. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of sleep among young adults living in rural poverty to inform development of strategies to improve sleep behavior in this population. Research questions explored the lived experience of sleep, constructs of the theory of planned behavior which was used as a framework for the study, and the larger cultural context of sleep. This study used semistructured interviews with a purposeful sample (n = 12) of young adults aged 18-24 years living in 5 counties in northernmost New York State. Thematic analysis was used to code data and identify themes. Key themes included the presence of a persistent struggle to balance sleep with preferred activities and a belief that the body controlled sleep behavior. Participants identified family and employers as influencing their sleep behavior and reported an overall lack of agency regarding sleep behavior. Participant comments included cautious intentions about sleep coupled with reluctance to exert themselves to engage in intended sleep behavior. Findings may contribute to positive social change by amplifying the voices of participants as consumers of services in a manner that informs the development of education and treatment strategies.

Many small business owners lack strategies needed to prevent permanent business closure in the wake of extreme natural disaster situations. After a natural disaster, small businesses suffer financial losses in millions of dollars related to damage and destruction that disrupt their lives, families, and communities. This multiple case study explored strategies that 5 small business owners in northeastern Florida used to avoid permanent business closure in the aftermath of a natural disaster. The theory of planned behavior and vested interest theory were the conceptual frameworks used in this multiple case study. In-depth interviews with purposively selected small business owners were supplemented with a review of documentation from archival records. Yin's 5-step analysis guided the coding process of participants' responses, and member checking was used to validate the transcribed data. The major themes of the study revealed the owners' strategies relating to flood barriers, maintaining adequate insurance coverage, damage and destruction aftermath, and experience with natural disasters. This study's implications for social change include contributing to social stability and continuing economic growth by benefitting small business owners without a natural disaster plan or a plan that needs updating, new small business owners, and community organizations. This study may benefit small businesses by providing lessons learned on how to survive natural disasters.

Native Americans start fewer businesses than do other U.S. populations, and the receipts and employment of those businesses are 70% lower than the U.S. average. However, little knowledge exists concerning Native American (NA) business success. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the likelihood that attitudes toward entrepreneurship, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control predict business success amongst NA business owners. Understanding the factors that contribute to NA business success is imperative to developing best practices for business owners and business support agencies. The theory of planned behavior served as the theoretical framework for this study. Of the 550 invited NA business owners registered within a single tribe in the South Central United States, 79 participated in this study. A binary logistic regression analysis produced conflicting results: significant goodness-of-fit yet insignificant individual predictors. Information obtained from this study could assist NA and other underdeveloped business populations with understanding factors influencing entrepreneurial endeavors; however, readers must interpret findings with caution because of conflicting logistic regression results. NA business formation and success could enhance economic prosperity and decrease unemployment in NA communities.