One of the strategies of the modernization of public services is the decentralization of
responsibilities and organizing work in autonomous co‐operative teams with varied tasks …

This chapter explores the interplay among three elements: the business case for diversity,
diversity consultants, and diversity initiatives. The business case for diversity provides the …

“The Good Work”(Det goda arbetet) was established as a highly praised and established
concept in the Swedish working life debate in the middle of the 1980s. In this paper, we are …

This empirical article presents a gender analysis of long-term impacts of some of the many
organizational change projects in Swedish industrial work organizations during the 1990s …

By emphasizing 'difference'as something to be managed, many organizations institute 'the
problem of difference'. This happens within the framework of apparent consensus as to the …

The purpose of this article is to describe a broader concept of the psychosocial work
environment, a concept that not only is limited to the individual and her immediate …

Syftet med denna artikel är att bredda synen på begreppet psykosocial arbetsmiljö. Artikeln
bygger på vår tolkning av ett urval av tidigare forskning. Vi börjar med en diskussion av …

The mining industry has experienced important improvements with regard to its safety record
and work environment. But there is still room for further improvement and the mining industry …

The sociotechnical concepts of responsible autonomy and to be in control were originally
developed from men? s work in order to describe and develop mostly industrial work. This …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discussion of organisation and
management by uncovering some embedded contradictions in total quality management …