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Ekonomisk sociologi : en introduktion
- 2014
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Editorial collection (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Denna bok ger en bred introduktion till olika forskningsriktningar och problemområden inom det snabbt expanderande forskningsfältet ekonomisk sociologi. Vad betyder pengar i människors liv? Vilka roller och maktförhållanden präglar våra relationer på anonyma marknader? Hur ska vi förstå relationen mellan stat och ekonomi, och vilken roll spelar arbetstagar- och arbetsgivarparterna respektive de politiska organisationerna för hur denna relation utformas? Hur fungerar den globala kapitalismen och vilken roll spelar konsumismens kultur och motkulturer? Finns det olika vägar till en såväl ekologiskt som ekonomiskt hållbar utveckling? Många är de frågor omkring vårt samhälle som samtidigt är sociologiskt relevanta och ekonomiskt relaterade. Denna bok ger en bred introduktion till olika forskningsriktningar och problemområden inom det snabbt expanderande forskningsfältet ekonomisk sociologi. Som lärobok kan den användas såväl inom undervisning vid kurser i sociologi, som i närliggande discipliner med intresse för samspelet mellan ekonomi och samhälle.
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- Ulfsdotter Eriksson, Ylva, 1969-, et al.
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Under the surface of individual and differentiated pay in Sweden : a zero‐sum game of performance‐based pay?
- 2021
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In: British Journal of Industrial Relations. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0007-1080 .- 1467-8543. ; 59:2, s. 398-417
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Wage formation in Sweden has been decentralized, and the introduction of individual performance‐based pay has increased employer discretion. This article explores practices of local‐level wage determination and argues that existing analyses still have too much focus on the formal (regulatory) institutions to explain what that is going on under the surface. Drawing on interviews with HR, managers, employees and union representatives from both public and private sector organizations, the study concludes that individual and differentiated wage‐setting is delimited locally by small budgets and the actors’ cultural–cognitive and normative expectations. Even though there have been radical changes in collective agreements and policies, we find strong elements of path dependency in local wage determination practices.
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Employment relations as networks : Methods and theory
- 2023
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Editorial collection (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Traditional approaches in the wide field of employment relations focused on a small and clearly delineated set of actors, such as trade unions and employers’ organizations, operating within the constraints given by formal, nationally confined institutions. It is becoming increasingly clear that traditional approaches are insufficiently able to account for employment relations processes and outcomes in a world wherein formal institutions are being rapidly transformed and partially dissolved, national boundaries become porous, and the sheer number of actors involved is increasing substantially. A shift in perspective is necessary, past the nationally bounded actor-institution dichotomy, towards an understanding of employment relations as fundamentally mediated by complex and emergent networks that connect a multitude of actors within and between countries.This volume provides a seminal starting point for such a paradigm shift by applying theories and methodologies from social network analysis to the study of employment relations. It develops a theoretical toolkit of mechanisms that operate within networks and shape employment relations processes and outcomes, such as wages, labour market policies and labour conflicts. It brings together insights from various projects that investigate the structure, functioning and impact of networks in employment relations through quantitative and qualitative methods. It will be of particular interest to students and scholars of employment relations across business and management, economics, political science, and sociology disciplines, as well as those interested in social networks. Managers, trade unions, employers’ organizations and state authorities at national and international levels will find it helpful in understanding how networks shape their world.
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- Prosser, Thomas, et al.
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Institutions or resources and capabilities? : Explaining engagement in European sectoral social dialogue
- 2022
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In: Economic and Industrial Democracy. - : Sage Publications. - 0143-831X .- 1461-7099. ; 43:3, s. 1420-1439
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this article the authors analyse social partner engagement in European sectoral social dialogue, testing two prominent theories to disentangle sector and country dynamics: institutional and resources and capabilities theories. While institutional theory accounted for certain social partner preferences, resources and capability theory proved stronger in predicting participation and provided insight into regulatory preferences. The authors conclude that resources and capability theory better explains their case, associating it with weaknesses of transnational governance. Specifically, limited incentives for participation mean that social partners with fewer resources forego participation, entailing pre-eminence of social partners with greater resources and hindering outcomes reflecting national institutional influences.
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- Larsson, Bengt, 1966-, et al.
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Personalvetenskapliga perspektiv på lön & belöning
- 2017
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Book (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Denna bok är en introduktion till området lön och belöning. Den ger en översiktlig beskrivning av hur svensk lönebildning fungerar, hur organisationer arbetar med individuell lönesättning och belöningssystem, samt hur lönen påverkar medarbetares motivation och rättviseuppfattningar. På alla dessa områden presenteras både centrala teoretiska perspektiv och aktuella forskningsresultat, vilka belyses genom illustrerande och konkreta exempel.
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- Larsson, Bengt, 1966, et al.
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The Legitimacy of Performance-Related Pay in Swedish Public Sector Organisations
- 2022
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration. - Göteborg : University of Gothenburg. - 2001-7405 .- 2001-7413. ; 26:1, s. 45-65
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This study analyses the legitimacy of different pay determination principles in Swedish public sector organisations. The aim is to explore what dimensions of worth exist in pay determination and to analyse the extent to which differences in legitimacy can be explained by organisational position, professional identity and organisational context. Theoretically, the article is influenced by “valuation studies” and the “institutional logics” and “orders of worth” approaches in analysing the existence of multiple dimensions of pay determination. Empirically, the study is based on surveys to employees and managers. The main results are that individual performance is the most legitimate dimension of worth, although job requirements and employee behaviour also have a high level of legitimacy. Formal individual competence and market value have a somewhat lower level of legitimacy, while organisational results is the dimension that has least legitimacy. In addition, the perceptions of legitimacy are shown to vary somewhat with position, profession and organisational context.
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- Ulfsdotter Eriksson, Ylva, et al.
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Implementing and integrating policies on performance-based pay : coordinating the “one-employer approach” in a Swedish municipality
- 2019
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In: International Journal of Public Administration. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0190-0692 .- 1532-4265. ; 42:12, s. 985-996
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In Sweden, performance-based pay has gone furthest in the public sector. This development has placed demands on employers to have a transparent and salient salary review process with which to evaluate employees uniformly and fair – and to act in a unitary manner, as one employer. Pay policies aim to coordinate salary reviews in organizations. However, the transfer of policy to practice is not easy and research has shown a gap between intended and implemented policies. Drawing on a case study in a municipality, this article expands knowledge on policy transfer by exploring and describing how HR, unions, managers and employees perceive implementation and integration of the pay policies, and to what extent the municipality succeeds in a one-employer approach. The findings suggest that the municipality fails to act as one employer and that the units that are most successful in implementing the policy are those closer to top management.
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- Azarian, Reza, et al.
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Inledning
- 2014
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In: Ekonomisk socologi. - Stockholm : Liber. - 9789147111374
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)
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- Bechter, Barbara, et al.
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Opening the black box : Actors and interactions shaping European sectoral social dialogue
- 2021
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In: European journal of industrial relations. - : Sage Publications. - 0959-6801 .- 1461-7129. ; 27:3, s. 269-288
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article highlights the importance of organizational resources and individual capabilities for interactions and relationships among social partners in European sectoral social dialogue committees (SSDCs). We use an actor-centred approach to investigate work programme setting in the hospital and metalworking SSDCs. Our research reveals differences in how European social partner organizations coordinate and integrate members in SSDCs. In hospital, European Union (EU)-social partners build bridges that span otherwise separate actors or groups. The findings suggest that the absence of bridging efforts can lead to the dominance of a few actors. In metalworking, small cohesive groups are more effective in forming close networks and determining work programmes. While work programmes in hospital represent issues which are on national agendas, in metalworking, they focus mainly on EU policy areas.
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