Table of content

Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………-
Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………………………………..-
1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…-1-
1.1 Youth unemployment and its consequences for society………………….……….…-1-
1.2 Active Labour Market Policies…………………………………………………………………..-3-
1.3 Active Labour Market Policies in Sweden…………………………………………….…….-4-
2. Previous Research…………………………………………………………………………………………………-6-
2.1 Previous Research in Sweden……………………………………………………………………-6-
2.2 Previous Research in Europe…………………………………………………..……….……….-7-
3. Problematization…………………………………………………………………….………………………..…-11-
3.1 Why study youth unemployment in the retail sector?…………………………………….-11-
3.2 Purpose of study………………………………………………..…………………………………..-13-
4. Theoretical framework……………………………………………………….……………………………….-14-
4.1 Governmentality…………………………………………………………………………………….-14-
4.2 Institutional Isomorphism………………………………………………………………………-15-
5. Methodology……………………………………………………………………………………………………….-18-
5.1 Research Design…………………………………………………………………………………….-18-
5.2 Setting………………………………………………………………………..………………………….-18-
5.3 Data Collection……………………………………………………………………………………….-19-
5.4 Data Analysis………………………………………………………………………………………….-19-
5.5 Delimitations…………………………………………..……………………………………………..-22-
5.6 Validity and Reliability……………………………………………………………………………-22-
5.7 Ethical Considerations……………………………………………………………………..…….-23-
6. Results and Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………………-25-
6.1 Understanding the participants roles in the LMP………………………..……………-25-
6.1.1. Personal development………………………..………..……………………………………..-25-
6.1.2. Human Capital…………………………………………………………………………………….-26-
6.1.3. Communication……………………………………………………………………………..……-28-
6.2 The market…………………………………………………………………………………………….-30-
6.3 The IT-system……………………………………………………………………………………..…-33-
6.4 The criteria for being a trainee…………………….…………………………………………-36-
7. Discussion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..-39-
7.1 How can participation in LMPs be understood from an organizational and
individual perspective?………………………………………………………………………………………………….-39-
7.1.1. Understanding of employment -Individual understanding…………….……..-39-
7.1.2. What are the reasons for Axfood to engage in an LMP? Organizational
understanding………………………………………………………………………………………….….-40-
7.2 What factors might be possible causes for doubtful implementation of LMPs
in the retail market?……………………………………………………………………………………………………….-41-
7.2.1. Criteria………………………………………………………..……………………………………..-42-
8. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………….………………-44-
8.1 Main remarks……………………………………..…………………………………………………-44-
8.2 Contribution to existing research……………………………………………………………-45-
8.3 Contribution to the HRM-research field…………………………………………………..-46-
8.4 Further research……………………………………………………………………………………-46-
References……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..-47-