Sökning: WFRF:(Vinberg Stig) >
A balancing act :
A balancing act : Swedish occupational safety and health inspectors' reflections on their bureaucratic role when supervising micro-enterprises
-
- Hagqvist, Emma (författare)
- Mittuniversitetet,Stockholms universitet,Stressforskningsinstitutet,Mid Sweden University, Sweden,Stockholm Univ, Stress Res Inst, Dept Psychol, Stockholm, Sweden.;Mid Sweden Univ, Dept Hlth Sci, Ostersund, Sweden.,Institutionen för hälsovetenskap,Stress Research Institute, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
-
- Vinberg, Stig, 1954- (författare)
- Mittuniversitetet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskap
-
- Toivanen, Susanna (författare)
- Mälardalens högskola,Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap,School of Health, Care, and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden,Hälsa och välfärd,Stockholm Univ, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, Stockholm, Sweden.;Malardalen Univ, Sch Hlth Care & Social Welf, Vasterls, Sweden.,HAL (Hållbart arbetsliv)
-
visa fler...
-
- Landstad, Bodil, 1965- (författare)
- Mittuniversitetet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskap,Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger Hospital, Levanger, Norway
-
visa färre...
-
(creator_code:org_t)
- 2020-07-28
- 2021
- Engelska.
-
Ingår i: Small Business Economics. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0921-898X .- 1573-0913. ; 57, s. 821-834
- Relaterad länk:
-
https://doi.org/10.1...
-
visa fler...
-
https://link.springe...
-
https://miun.diva-po... (primary) (Raw object)
-
https://urn.kb.se/re...
-
https://doi.org/10.1...
-
https://urn.kb.se/re...
-
https://urn.kb.se/re...
-
visa färre...
Abstract
Ämnesord
Stäng
- The safety and health of many workers employed in micro-enterprises (with less than 10 employees) is poor, and legal arrangements related to working environments remain a considerable challenge in these enterprises. The aim of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of how Swedish occupational safety and health (OSH) inspectors perceive themselves as inspectors and their role as bureaucratic regulators when meeting micro-enterprises. In the study, 11 Swedish inspectors were interviewed and asked to reflect on their role as inspectors, how they perceive themselves as inspectors and what their role is as bureaucratic regulators when inspecting micro-enterprises. The qualitative content analysis revealed one theme-a balancing act-and three categories: one inspector, many roles; interactions with micro-entrepreneurs; and exercise the profession as an inspector. The results showed that OSH inspectors experience challenges in meeting the requirements of street-level bureaucracy while addressing the needs of micro-enterprises. In conclusion, OSH inspectors need organisational support to develop inspection models and enforcement styles tailored to micro-enterprises, as this could ease their work and contribute to better inspection outcomes. The implications of this study include a need for increased competence about working environment issues in micro-enterprises, development of enforcement styles among the inspectors, emphasis of the importance of specific governmental projects for OSH and development of models in this enterprise group. Additionally, development of micro-enterprise managers' competence and ability to handle issues related to the working environment and health were also important.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Utbildningsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Educational Sciences (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- interviews
- micro-enterprises
- OSH inspectors
- labour inspection
- street-level bureaucrats
- Psychology
- psykologi
Publikations- och innehållstyp
- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
Hitta via bibliotek
Till lärosätets databas