Research project NOWSTARS
Employment contracts, job insecurity, unionization, working conditions, work-related attitudes and health among women and men in a flexible labor market.
This research program, funded by Forte, is under the acronym NOWSTARS (New Organization of Work in Self-employment, Temporary Agency, Academia, and Retail in Sweden). The program aims to explore how insecurity in working life, different kinds of employment contracts, and unionization are linked to working conditions, work-related attitudes and behaviors, and health and well-being among gainfully employed women and men in the Swedish labor market.
The research program will clarify the significance of different employment contracts and job insecurity for women and men in various stages of life, professions, branches and sectors. Such knowledge will enable the promotion of change and advancement towards a more sustainable working life.
For more information, see psychology.su.se/nowstars/english/.
Project description
The program features occupations with varying demands on skills and competencies in both the public and private sectors. The research program consists of six different projects, four of which are sector-specific. The sectors included are:
- Self-employment
- Temporary agency work
- Academia
- Retail
These four sectors were strategically chosen to complement each other. They represent 1) a new, and increasingly common kind of employment, 2) a common, initial employment position where the type of workplace may vary, 3) a knowledge-intensive sector where many encounter insecure conditions, and 4) a common labor market entry job with varied employment contracts, and equal gender distribution at the managerial level.
The fifth project focuses on the role of unions within each of the four sectors.
The sixth project supports the development of the theoretical framework within this area of research.
The program is based on longitudinal survey data from the different areas, supplemented with interview data.
Project members
Project managers
Magnus Sverke
Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology
Members
Claudia Bernhard-Oettel
Professor
Constanze Eib
Researcher
Helena Falkenberg
Assistant Professor
Johnny Hellgren
Assistant Professor
Constanze Leineweber
Associate Professor
Petra Lindfors
Professor
Lena Låstad
Senior lecturer
Franziska Müller
PhD Student
Jacobus Pienaar
Associate Professor
Philip Ström
PhD Student
Anna Sofia Tanimoto
PhD Student
