Search for dissertations about: "leadership"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 323 swedish dissertations containing the word leadership.

  2. 1. Leadership person-centred care and the work situation of staff in Swedish nursing homes

    University dissertation from Umeå : Umeå universitet

    Author : Annica Backman; Umeå universitet.; [2018]
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Leadership; organisation; person-centred care; psychosocial climate; work environment; nursing homes; nursing;

    Abstract : Background: Swedish nursing home managers, who constitute the empirical focus of this thesis, hold overall operational responsibility for the nursing homes, which includes the care of residents, direct care staff and work environment. Aged care organisations are also expected to provide person-centred care. READ MORE

  4. 2. Safety leadership in the construction industry Managing safety at Swedish and Danish construction sites

    University dissertation from Gothenburg : University of Gothenburg

    Author : Martin Grill; Göteborgs universitet.; Gothenburg University.; [2018]
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; occupational safety; safety leadership; construction manager; participative leadership; rule-oriented leadership; transformational leadership; transactional leadership; passive leadership; safety climate;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to identify and describe essential components of safety leadership behavior in the construction industry in Sweden and Denmark. The methods used were semi-structured interviews, cross-sectional and longitudinal questionnaire studies, and behavioral observations. READ MORE

  5. 3. Leadership Challenges in Academia : Four Case studies

    University dissertation from Lund University

    Author : Thomas Severin; Lunds universitet.; Lund University.; [2019-05-15]
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; academic leadership; organizagtiponmal paradoxes; holding; qualitative methods; distributed leadership; leadership development; toxic leadership;

    Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of leadership dimensions of academic organisational processes. It consists of four case studies, each presenting a leadership challenge. These studies of specific situations offer great opportunities to investigate the variety of leading that the academy contains. READ MORE

  6. 4. Communicative leadership (Re)Contextualizing a Swedish concept in theory and within organizational settings

    University dissertation from Mittuniversitet Sundsvall

    Author : Solange Hamrin; Mittuniversitetet.; [2016]
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to theorize about the concept of communicative leadership as well as explore the construction of the concept in three Swedish national and multinational organizations. ‘Communicative leadership’ is a concept often used in Swedish organizations and, in practice, refers to leaders’ communication competence related to others, and specifically toward her or his employees. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Leader as a Facilitator of Learning at Work A study of learning-oriented leadership in two industrial firms

    University dissertation from Linköping : Linköping University Electronic Press

    Author : Andreas Wallo; Linköpings universitet.; Linköpings universitet.; Linköpings universitet.; [2008]
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Leadership; learning; learning-oriented leadership; facilitative leadership; managerial work; leader roles; human resource development; Ledarskap; lärande; ledarskap för lärande; chefers arbete; ledares roller; HRD; personalutveckling; SOCIAL SCIENCES Social sciences Education; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Socialvetenskap Pedagogik;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the leader as a facilitator of learning at work. More specifically, the aim of the study is to increase knowledge about leadership in relation to co-workers’ learning and development at the workplace. READ MORE