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Hur ledarskap inom den kommunala omsorgen kommer till uttryck: Utifrån ett medarbetarperspektiv
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
How leadership within municipal organizations is expressed : From an employee perspective (English)
Abstract [en]

It is said that leadership success can be measured by the well-being of employees therefore we believe it becomes relevant to research the employee’s preferences concerning which skills they believe; a good enough leadership should entail. However previous leadership research tends to focus on the opinions of the middle managers rather than the employees themselves. Therefor the following study will conduct semi-structured individual and thematic group-interviews to depict the ideas of both middle managers and employees within five different municipal care-organizations. Throughout the study an employee-perspective have been added to further investigate the most desired leadership skills vis-à-vis the actual leadership that occurs within municipal care operations to highlight differences and similarities.The following study can conclude that having a relationship between employees and middle managers is something that is important and something that everyone thinks is a prerequisite. The study can also draw conclusions surrounding the most preferred leadership skills. Employees need to feel involved and that the middle manager is understanding and insightful regarding the different roles and opinions of the employees. The studies theoretical theory, symbolic interactionism and Goffman's dramaturgy became helpful tools in order to analyze and understand how relationships are expressed and how communication can be interpreted. Furthermore, middle managers and employees agreed that it is difficult for middle managers to work with an employee-perspective in municipal care, since all performers have different perspectives and priorities, which means that they might have different opinions about which leadership qualities they consider to be most important. A leadership with an employee-perspective can be compromised by the fact that middle managers have many areas of responsibilities. Municipal care operations are an ever-growing workplace and a last home for many people which also can affect a middle managers ability to possess an employee-perspective.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 42
Keywords [en]
Middle managers, municipal care, employee, leadership, communication, symbolic interactionism, dramaturgy
Keywords [sv]
Mellanchefer, kommunal omsorg, medarbetare, ledarskap, kommunikation, symbolisk interaktionism, dramaturgi
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-91866OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-91866DiVA, id: diva2:1391621
Subject / course
Social Work
Educational program
Social Work Study Programme, 210 credits
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Available from: 2020-02-06 Created: 2020-02-05 Last updated: 2020-02-06Bibliographically approved

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