Division of Education and Sociology (APS)

Work life brings both challenges and personal satisfaction to people. At the Division of Education and Sociology we educate tomorrow’s HR consultants and students who will be able to take on future challenges of work life, through their deep knowledge in Pedagogy and Sociology. Research in the division contributes to knowledge about conditions and prerequisites for a sustainable work life, which include areas such as learning, innovation, leadership, gender equality, working conditions and health. 

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Research

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GROWL: Greening of Working Life

To reach Sweden’s political climate goals, working life needs to undergo a transformation. This research program focuses on people, organizations, and policies in the green transformation in industry and forestry.

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Leadership in hybrid work

An increasingly large part of the work in the future will likely take place remotely with the support of digital tools. The project studies the challenges hybrid work creates for leadership concerning employee well-being and work performance.

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Skills that matter for workers in Industry 5.0 – a skills transformation ecosystem approach (SKILL-UP)

What future skills are required for the vision of a fifth industrial revolution, labelled Industry 5.0?

Publications

2024

Andreas Wallo, Jason Martin, Mattias Elg, Ulrika Harlin, Ida Gremyr, Nina Bozic, Katrin Skagert, Anna Williamsson (2024) Charting the path to a sustainable, competitive and green industry in an era of rapid change: proposing a research agenda Cogent Business & Management, Vol. 11, p. 1-21 Continue to DOI
Jason Martin, Per-Erik Ellström, Andreas Wallo, Mattias Elg (2024) Bridging the policy-practice gap: a dual challenge of organizational learning Learning Organization Continue to DOI
Cathrine Reineholm, Daniel Lundqvist, Andreas Wallo (2024) Change competence: An integrative literature review Work: A journal of Prevention, Assessment and rehabilitation, p. 1-16 Continue to DOI
Marcus Persson, Elin Thunman, Clara Iversen, David Redmalm (2024) Robotic misinformation in dementia care: Emotions as sense-making resources in residents' encounters with robot animals Frontiers in Sociology, Vol. 9 Continue to DOI
Anna Fogelberg Eriksson, Agneta Halvarsson Lundkvist (2024) Att främja ett hållbart arbetsliv inom vård och omsorg: Uppföljning av användning av statsbidrag
Daniel Lundqvist, Cathrine Reineholm, Christian Ståhl, Mattias Hellgren (2024) Occupational health and safety management: managers' organizational conditions and effect on employee well-being International Journal of Workplace Health Management Continue to DOI
Andreas Wallo, Daniel Lundqvist, Alan Coetzer (2024) Learning-Oriented Leadership in Organizations: An Integrative Review of Qualitative Studies Human Resource Development Review Continue to DOI
Nina Thorny Stefansdottir, Jeanette Wassar Kirk, Line Vestergaard, Dicte Bjarup Thogersen, Ida Seing, Karsten Vrangbaek, Ove Andersen, Per Nilsen, Tine Tjornhoj-Thomsen, Elin Karlsson (2024) Young adults' perceptions of information on social distancing measures and everyday life during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark and Sweden: an interview study International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, Vol. 29, Article 2312860 Continue to DOI
Elin Karlsson, Mattias Hellgren, Jan Sandqvist, Ida Seing, Christian Ståhl (2024) Social Insurance Literacy Among the Sick-listed-A Study of Clients' Comprehension and Self-Rated System Comprehensibility of the Sickness Insurance System Journal of occupational rehabilitation Continue to DOI
Alan Coetzer, Andreas Wallo (2024) Owner-Managers and Environments of Learning in SMEs Reframing HRM in SMEs: Challenges and Dynamics, p. 77-101 Continue to DOI
Helene Degerman, Andreas Wallo (2024) Conceptualising learning from resilient performance: A scoping literature review Applied Ergonomics, Vol. 115, Article 104165 Continue to DOI

2023

Christian Ståhl, Marcus Persson (2023) Klimatfrågan är sociologisk Sociologisk forskning, Vol. 60, p. 215-217 Continue to DOI
Daniel Persson-Thunqvist, Maria Gustavsson, Agneta Halvarsson Lundqvist (2023) The Role of VET in a Green Transition of Industry: A literature review International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, Vol. 10, p. 361-382 Continue to DOI
Jason Martin, Andreas Wallo, Ida Gremyr, Malin Wiger, Ewa Braf, Ulf Melin, Mattias Elg (2023) Närhet på distans: En guide för ledarskap på distans med stöd av digitala arbetssätt
Marcus Persson, Lisa Ferm, David Redmalm, Clara Iversen (2023) Working with Robotic Animals in Dementia Care: The Significance of Caregivers' Competences Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, Vol. 13, p. 49-69 Continue to DOI
Christian Ståhl, Jurgen De Wispelaere, Ellen MacEachen (2023) The work disability trap: manifestations, causes and consequences of a policy paradox Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol. 45, p. 1916-1922 Continue to DOI
Linda Lidman (2023) The Gap Between the Rhetorical Why and the Practical What and How of Public Sector Innovation International Journal of Public Administration Continue to DOI
Maria Gustavsson, Agneta Halvarsson Lundkvist (2023) Stakeholders' learning and transformative action when developing a collaboration platform to provide welfare services Studies in Continuing Education Continue to DOI
Marcus Persson, Christian Ståhl (2023) Sociologisk Forskning ger ut sin 60:e årgång! Sociologisk forskning, Vol. 60, p. 121-123 Continue to DOI
Martina Berglund, Ulrika Harlin, Mattias Elg, Andreas Wallo (2023) Scaling up and scaling down: Improvisational handling of critical work practices during the COVID-19 pandemic Management Learning, Article 135050762211379 Continue to DOI

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