Open AccessPerspectives of working life research
Author(s) -
Bengt Järvholm,
María Albin,
Gunn Johansson,
Eskil Wadensjö
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1343
Subject(s) - working life , social life , public relations , social research , sociology , position (finance) , political science , engineering ethics , social science , business , engineering , epistemology , philosophy , quality (philosophy) , finance
We recently finished a position paper on Swedish working life research for the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research. An obvious question was the definition of "working life research". Searching the literature, we found a plethora of terms used to describe this area and lack of a generally accepted definition. It also became clear that the primary goals of such research varied widely between international organizations and governments. In this paper, our aim is to discuss the definition and goals of working life research.