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Kvantitet före kvalitet?: En kvalitativ studie om den psykosocial arbetsmiljön hos kundtjänstmedarbetare inom bank och försäkringsbolag
University of Borås, Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare.
University of Borås, Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Quantity before quality? : A qualitative study on the psychosocial work environment of the customer service employees in bank and insurance companies (English)
Abstract [sv]

Studien syftar till att undersöka hur kundtjänstmedarbetare inom bank och försäkringsbolag upplever sin psykosociala arbetsmiljö, samt att undersöka och identifiera orsaker som har betydelse för medarbetarnas motivation och arbetstillfredsställelse på arbetsplatsen. Studien anknyter till två olika teorier. Delvis Karaseks modell om krav-kontroll-stöd samt Herzbergs tvåfaktorsteori. Studien är en kvalitativ studie som tillämpats genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. Intervjuerna har gjorts med sex respondenter, varav tre varit kundtjänstmedarbetare inom bank och tre varit kundtjänstmedarbetare inom försäkringsbolag. Av resultatet framkom att kundtjänstmedarbetarna upplever ett generellt missnöje över sin psykosociala arbetsmiljö. Orsakerna till det inkluderar en kombination av höga krav, låg kontroll, och ett delvis bristande socialt stöd. Arbetsmotivationen och arbetstillfredsställelsen påverkas framför allt av omständigheter utöver arbetsuppgifterna. Resultatet har påvisat en relativt låg arbetstillfredsställelse hos kundtjänstmedarbetarna i studien.

Abstract [en]

The purpose of the study is to examine how customer service employees in banks and insurance companies perceive their psychosocial work environment, and to investigate and identify factors affecting employees motivation and job satisfaction in the workplace. The study is grounded in two different theories. Partly Karasek model of job demands, control, and support, and also Herzberg's two-factor theory. It is a qualitative study conducted through semi- structured interviews. Interviews were conducted with six respondents, three of whom were customer service employees in banks and three were customer service employees in insurance companies. The findings revealed a general dissatisfaction among customer service employees regarding their psychosocial work environment. The reasons for this dissatisfaction include a combination of high job demands, low control, and partially lacking social support. Work motivation and job satisfaction are primarily influenced by circumstances beyond the job tasks. The results have indicated relatively low job satisfaction among the customer service representatives in the study.

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2024.
Keywords [sv]
Motivation, arbetstillfredsställelse, psykosocial arbetsmiljö, kundtjänst, bank, försäkringsbolag
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Work Sciences Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-32308OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-32308DiVA, id: diva2:1885288
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Occupational Science
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Available from: 2024-07-30 Created: 2024-07-22 Last updated: 2025-09-24Bibliographically approved

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