Rising needs and dwindling resources has caused more attention to be placed on long-termsustainability. In recent years social sustainability has taken its place, alongsideenvironmental and economic sustainability, as a subject of intense focus and inquiry. We aretwo university students in the field of behavioral sciences writing for the purposecompleting our candidate exam in pedagogy. In this paper we discuss our study into thewellbeing and social interactions of workers within an organization currently working withsocial sustainability strategies. The pedagogical focus of the paper lies in understanding thelearning processes connected with the implementation of strategies promoting socialsustainability. A qualitative methodology is used in the study. Through interviews withmanagement and personnel, we have attempted reach an understanding of how co-workersexperience their work environment and current social sustainability strategies. Evidence wasalso collected from previous scientific research. Results show that attaining a sociallysustainable workplace is complicated, time consuming and requires constant reevaluation ofprogress and processes. The results also reveal differences in opinions between managementand personnel regarding the perceived success and effectiveness of current strategies in use.We would like to continue and expand our research to other organizations in order to createmore effective implementation strategies for promotion long-term social sustainabilitywithin the workplace. / <p>Godkännande datum: 2019-06-05</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:miun-37423 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Jansson Vikström, Karin, Walkes Nylén, Marie |
| Publisher | Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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