Intervjustudie av personer med ledarpositioner inom startup-företag, om hur de påverkats av och hanterat personalförändringar
(2021) PSYK11 20211Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study is to investigate how people who manage startup teams report that the team is affected by team member change and how such change is handled within a company. Even though frequent team member changes are common in startups, fast results and efficient working are still expected, therefore there is big interest in handling team member changes as efficiently as possible. The study’s primary focus is to explore the social processes that occur in a team when member changes take place - when members join, leave or get replaced. To evaluate this, a cross-sectional study with qualitative, semi-structured interviews was conducted. Eight people were interviewed, who were either currently working at a startup or had done so... (More)
- The purpose of this study is to investigate how people who manage startup teams report that the team is affected by team member change and how such change is handled within a company. Even though frequent team member changes are common in startups, fast results and efficient working are still expected, therefore there is big interest in handling team member changes as efficiently as possible. The study’s primary focus is to explore the social processes that occur in a team when member changes take place - when members join, leave or get replaced. To evaluate this, a cross-sectional study with qualitative, semi-structured interviews was conducted. Eight people were interviewed, who were either currently working at a startup or had done so in the past. The interviews were then analyzed through a thematic analysis and four main themes were identified: 1) The unique prerequisites of a startup; 2) Focus on social dynamics rather than performance; 3) One individual can make all the difference; 4) Handling staff departures successfully. Within each of the four main themes, three further sub-themes were identified.
In large, the study findings support the existing literature on startups and their vulnerability to team member changes. However, the results also demonstrate that the existing models and general research on team member changes and team performance cannot necessarily be applied to startup teams. Further, the study highlights the importance of focusing on social processes when investigating team member changes in startups. All with the aim to provide an informed contribution on how startups could handle team member changes successfully and avoid negative outcomes. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur personer som leder startup-team rapporterar att teamet påverkats av personalförändringar, och hur de hanterat dessa inom företaget. Eftersom startup tenderar att präglas av mycket personalförändringar och förväntas leverera snabba resultat, finns där ett särskilt intresse att kunna hantera personalförändringar så effektivt som möjligt. Framförallt ämnade studien att utforska de sociala processer som sker i ett team när personalförändringar sker, det vill säga när medlemmar tillkommer, lämnar eller byts ut. För att ta reda på detta genomfördes en tvärsnittsstudie med kvalitativa semi-strukturerade intervjuer. Åtta deltagare intervjuades, där samtliga antingen arbetade på ett startup-företag just... (More)
- Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur personer som leder startup-team rapporterar att teamet påverkats av personalförändringar, och hur de hanterat dessa inom företaget. Eftersom startup tenderar att präglas av mycket personalförändringar och förväntas leverera snabba resultat, finns där ett särskilt intresse att kunna hantera personalförändringar så effektivt som möjligt. Framförallt ämnade studien att utforska de sociala processer som sker i ett team när personalförändringar sker, det vill säga när medlemmar tillkommer, lämnar eller byts ut. För att ta reda på detta genomfördes en tvärsnittsstudie med kvalitativa semi-strukturerade intervjuer. Åtta deltagare intervjuades, där samtliga antingen arbetade på ett startup-företag just nu eller hade gjort det tidigare. Intervjuerna analyserades genom en tematisk analys, där fyra huvudteman identifierades. Dessa var: 1) Ett startups unika förutsättningar, 2) Det sociala framför prestation, 3) En individ kan göra stor skillnad, och 4) Att hantera en uppsägning rätt. Inom varje huvudtema identifierades även olika subteman.
Studiens resultat stödjer till stor del den befintliga litteraturen på startup när det gäller sårbarheten i dessa företag vid personalförändringar. Resultaten visar även att de modeller som finns för att förstå personalförändringar inom den generella team-forskningen inte nödvändigtvis går att generalisera till startup-team. Utöver det tillför studiens insikter gällande vikten av att fokusera på det sociala processerna när personalförändringar i startup ska studeras. Detta för att bättre kunna bidra med kunskap gällande hur startup-företag bör hantera personalförändringar för att undvika negativa konsekvenser. (Less)
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- author
- Lindgren, Lisa LU and Malm, Tobias LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- PSYK11 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- startup, new venture, team, personalförändring, team member change
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9049138
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- 2021-06-09 16:09:57
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In large, the study findings support the existing literature on startups and their vulnerability to team member changes. However, the results also demonstrate that the existing models and general research on team member changes and team performance cannot necessarily be applied to startup teams. Further, the study highlights the importance of focusing on social processes when investigating team member changes in startups. All with the aim to provide an informed contribution on how startups could handle team member changes successfully and avoid negative outcomes.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Intervjustudie av personer med ledarpositioner inom startup-företag, om hur de påverkats av och hanterat personalförändringar}},
year = {{2021}},
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