Johan Alvehus – författare

I början av arbetet med att skriva en uppsats uppstår många frågor, till exempel:

Skriva uppsats med kvalitativ metod är en bred och lättillgänglig handbok som på ett överskådligt sätt ger dig svar på dessa frågor – och många fler.

Boken kan användas både under introduktionskurser, där du som student för kanske första gången möter metodfrågor, ända upp till examensarbetesnivå, där den ger en snabb överblick över olika tillgängliga metoder och visar på frågeställningar som du måste hantera under uppsatsprocessen. Förhoppningen är att du efter att ha läst boken förstår hur en akademisk text fungerar och hur kvalitativ metod kan användas.

I denna tredje upplaga har ett helt nytt kapitel om själva skrivarbetet lagts till.

Författaren Johan Alvehus är professor vid Institutionen för service management och tjänstevetenskap, Lunds universitet.

At the beginning of writing a thesis, many questions arise, for example:

• How do I know that I have formulated a relevant research problem?• Have I chosen the right empirical method?• Are interviews or observations appropriate?• How should I structure my text to get my point across in the best way?• What exactly is a theory?• How can the quality of my work be assessed?

Crafting Your Thesis is a broad and accessible handbook in qualitative methods that gives you clear and concise answers to these questions – and many more. The book can be used both in introductory university courses, where you as a student encounter questions of method for perhaps the first time, and right up to Master’s thesis level, where it gives a quick overview of different available qualitative methods and highlights questions that must be dealt with when crafting the thesis.

At the beginning of writing a thesis, many questions arise, for example:

• How do I know that I have formulated a relevant research problem?• Have I chosen the right empirical method?• Are interviews or observations appropriate?• How should I structure my text to get my point across in the best way?• What exactly is a theory?• How can the quality of my work be assessed?

Crafting Your Thesis is a broad and accessible handbook in qualitative methods that gives you clear and concise answers to these questions – and many more. The book can be used both in introductory university courses, where you as a student encounter questions of method for perhaps the first time, and right up to Master’s thesis level, where it gives a quick overview of different available qualitative methods and highlights questions that must be dealt with when crafting the thesis.

This book discusses common management and work practices in professional service organizations.

Alvehus opens important discussions on what it means to work, manage, and be managed in such professional organizations, casting light on classic conflicts. He takes everyday work as a starting point and adopts a critical view that focuses on challenges and struggles in both public and private settings. He offers new perspectives and key insights for the future of professionalism.

Providing a comprehensive overview of the field, this book is an important guide for understanding how professionalism is maintained in today’s organizations. It will be essential reading for students and scholars of management and leadership.

This book discusses common management and work practices in professional service organizations.

Alvehus opens important discussions on what it means to work, manage, and be managed in such professional organizations, casting light on classic conflicts. He takes everyday work as a starting point and adopts a critical view that focuses on challenges and struggles in both public and private settings. He offers new perspectives and key insights for the future of professionalism.

Providing a comprehensive overview of the field, this book is an important guide for understanding how professionalism is maintained in today’s organizations. It will be essential reading for students and scholars of management and leadership.