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Socialtjänsten IFO, en attraktiv arbetsplats? - En uppsats kring enhetschefers syn kring arbetsmotivation och personaltrivsel

Fälth, Josefine LU (2013) SOPA63 20131
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine and analyze the strategies and thoughts of the branch head
in the Swedish Social service, in the area of making satisfied social workers. My questions
are: Which strategies are the branch head describing in making satisfied workers? Which
ways of rewarding and motivate good work could be read in the branch heads descriptions? In
my essay I also want to discuss if their view allow a Human Resource–orientation in the
organization. This study was based on interviews with four branch heads in the Swedish
Social service, in the unit working with child welfare. The transliteration was analyzed with a
starting-point in the previous research that I have studied. The next step was to analyze their
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The aim of this study is to examine and analyze the strategies and thoughts of the branch head
in the Swedish Social service, in the area of making satisfied social workers. My questions
are: Which strategies are the branch head describing in making satisfied workers? Which
ways of rewarding and motivate good work could be read in the branch heads descriptions? In
my essay I also want to discuss if their view allow a Human Resource–orientation in the
organization. This study was based on interviews with four branch heads in the Swedish
Social service, in the unit working with child welfare. The transliteration was analyzed with a
starting-point in the previous research that I have studied. The next step was to analyze their
answers from the basis of the Human Resource- perspective and Boman & Deals (2012)
strategy of implementing it into an organization. The importance of this essay is due to reports
and research revealing the fact that many social workers in the Swedish Social service give
notice to leave their jobs, even though they maintained the passion for their clients and their
job itself. I discovered that a Human Resource –perspective is already in a sense existing
according to the stories from the branch heads, even though the strategy of implementing it
only partially works. According to the branch heads the most important thing to maintain
satisfied workers is an allowable climate and a coaching leadership. (Less)
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author
Fälth, Josefine LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20131
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Branch head, Swedish Social service, Human Resource - orientation, job satisfaction, work motivation.
language
Swedish
id
3812986
date added to LUP
2013-06-20 11:10:45
date last changed
2013-06-24 15:53:14
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study is to examine and analyze the strategies and thoughts of the branch head 
in the Swedish Social service, in the area of making satisfied social workers. My questions 
are: Which strategies are the branch head describing in making satisfied workers? Which 
ways of rewarding and motivate good work could be read in the branch heads descriptions? In 
my essay I also want to discuss if their view allow a Human Resource–orientation in the 
organization. This study was based on interviews with four branch heads in the Swedish 
Social service, in the unit working with child welfare. The transliteration was analyzed with a 
starting-point in the previous research that I have studied. The next step was to analyze their 
answers from the basis of the Human Resource- perspective and Boman & Deals (2012) 
strategy of implementing it into an organization. The importance of this essay is due to reports 
and research revealing the fact that many social workers in the Swedish Social service give 
notice to leave their jobs, even though they maintained the passion for their clients and their 
job itself. I discovered that a Human Resource –perspective is already in a sense existing 
according to the stories from the branch heads, even though the strategy of implementing it 
only partially works. According to the branch heads the most important thing to maintain 
satisfied workers is an allowable climate and a coaching leadership.}},
  author       = {{Fälth, Josefine}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Socialtjänsten IFO, en attraktiv arbetsplats? - En uppsats kring enhetschefers syn kring arbetsmotivation och personaltrivsel}},
  year         = {{2013}},
}