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Workplace social activities are commonly used by organisations to strengthen connection and belonging among employees, yet how employees actually interpret and make sense of these activities remains underexplored. This study explores how employees make sense of workplace social activities and how these interpretations shape their sense of belonging and organisational identification. A qualitative
As artificial intelligence increasingly plays a role in modern startups and further mediates how entrepreneurs interpret their markets, founders no longer primarily use their own exploration of the markets but rely on pre-structured lists made by algorithmic tools. Whilst the tool has largely presented this reality to augment the capabilities of entrepreneurs, it has paid less attention to what go
This study explores how newly graduated employees experience assigned mentorship in relation to other workplace support during their transition from higher education into professional roles. Drawing on organizational socialization, mentorship, and developmental network perspectives, the study examines how support is navigated, assessed and used during organizational entry. The study adopts a qual
This study examines how psychological contract violations (PCV) affect organizational identification (OID) in the context of reconstructing strategic change, specifically acquisitions. While existing literature has established the relationship between psychological contract breach (PCB) and OID, the emotional dimension of violation remains relatively unexplored. Drawing on a qualitative, abductive
Previous research on Trust-Based Management (TBM) is fragmented without a cohesive understanding of what it entails while TBM at the same time has been widely adopted throughout the public sector in the Nordics. This raises the question of how this post-NPM management reform can be studied by bridging the gap between the fragmented field of study and practical applications through developing a com
This thesis examines how contrasting corporate digital strategies shape frontline hotel employees’ ability to balance chain-level systems with local service responsiveness. The study treats chain-level digital systems as contemporary fixed elements of hotel formats by applying and building up on the Integration-Responsiveness framework, Flexible Replication, and sociotechnical perspectives, in par
The military and defense industry is a historically stigmatized industry, but many argue that public opinion has changed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Organizational stigma, the widespread negative perception of firms due to their activities or the industries they operate in, affects a firm's relationships with external partners. While previous research has discussed its influence on bra
Customer data has become increasingly important in international fashion retail. However, existing research provides limited understanding of how CRM supported customer knowledge becomes strategically relevant in physical store market-entry decisions. This is particularly important in multinational fashion subsidiaries where customer knowledge is not generated through CRM alone. It is also shaped
This study examines how geopolitical events impact the strategies of Swedish industrial MNEs in strategic sectors, and which ownership advantages underpin those strategies. It draws on nine semi-structured interviews, eight with senior representatives from four Swedish firms across defence and aerospace, oil, mining, and automotive, and one with a government trade institution representative. Dunni
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between R&D intensity and profitability among pharmaceutical firms, especially how the economic development level moderates this relationship over time. The sample consisted of 255 firms, with panel data covering the period from 2015 to 2025. A firm fixed-effects regression analysis was conducted using ROA as the dependent variable, R&D int
Selecting the right stainless-steel (SS) grade for food processing equipment is a critical decision, since processing environments vary widely and a grade that performs well under one set of conditions may be inadequate under another. The following study evaluates the pitting corrosion resistance of three grades commonly used in the food industry, 316L, 2205 DSS and 254 SMO, under varying chloride
Våld i nära relation är ett omfattande samhällsproblem som ofta sker bakom stängda dörrar. Detta innebär att ingripandepolisen som första instans har en avgörande roll i att bedöma risker utifrån ofta begränsad eller motsägelsefull information. Syftet med denna uppsats är att ur ett sociologiskt perspektiv undersöka hur risk konstrueras, tolkas och förstås av ingripandepoliser, samt hur deras hand
In 2025 Huminfra, Sweden’s national infrastructure for digital and experimental humanities, entered its second funding period, the consolidation phase, and successfully met all first-year targets.First, the Huminfra website, https://www.huminfra.se/, was further developed and maintained. This is the central gateway to Swedish digital and experimental research resources which collates and links to
Huminfra, Sweden’s national infrastructure for digital and experimental Humanities, consisting of 12 nodes, successfully met all its goals in 2024—the final year of its first funding period.First, the Huminfra website, https://www.huminfra.se/, which collates and links toSwedish digital and experimental research resources (instruments, tools, expertise, materials, training events) was further deve
