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VAM-Velferd, arbeid og migrasjon

Integration, exclusion and job mobility in different types of Norwegian work organisations

Awarded: NOK 5.2 mill.

The premise for the project is that processes of work life integration are not uniform. On the contrary, the character of these processes may be expected to be quite different between various sectors, industries and occupational contexts. This is not only because jobs are designed differently and demand particular skills and standards of work performance, but also because these differences tend to generate specific work environments and occupational cultures with their own implicit norms and values, which function as important rules for inclusion and exclusion. Processes of inclusion and exclusion do not only concern the point of entrance to work life the fact of being or not being in an employment contract. Such processes also concern selection process es affecting the further development of peoples work careers, through specific factors which may foster or hinder particular occupational choices. By studying patterns of career development and job mobility for different categories of employees we will be able to obtain further knowledge about mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion operating at various stages within particular occupational cultures. Our main question is: what are the "cogs and wheels" of the integration processes within a firm? To answer this question, we want to apply a design aimed to go behind statistical measures, through an in-depth analysis of the actual processes at work. By studying and comparing the specific character of such processes within different organizational and occupat ional settings, our aim is to contribute to a more qualitative and contextual understanding of work life integration.

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VAM-Velferd, arbeid og migrasjon