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Att erbjuda största möjliga lycka: en kvalitativ studie av ett parledarskap på en somatisk vårdavdelning

Nordström, Anna ; Weitkämper, Frauke and Viberg, Helena (2007)
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate leadership in public health care. The methods used were shadowing and semi-structured interviews. The shadowing involved observing the shared leadership of two head nurses in an administrative management position of a ward in their daily work during two weeks. The observation was supplemented by ten semi-structured interviews. A thematic analysis of the data was carried out and the result indicated that shared leadership is a form of leadership well suited for an organisation as big and complex as the clinic where the study took place. The study also strongly indicated the importance of well known key factors for the practise of a successful leadership, such as well developed social skills and... (More)
The aim of this study was to investigate leadership in public health care. The methods used were shadowing and semi-structured interviews. The shadowing involved observing the shared leadership of two head nurses in an administrative management position of a ward in their daily work during two weeks. The observation was supplemented by ten semi-structured interviews. A thematic analysis of the data was carried out and the result indicated that shared leadership is a form of leadership well suited for an organisation as big and complex as the clinic where the study took place. The study also strongly indicated the importance of well known key factors for the practise of a successful leadership, such as well developed social skills and availability. Suggestions for further studies would include exploring the benefits of shared leadership compared to other forms of leadership, as well as developing tools for recruitment, profiling and evaluation of shared leadership candidates. (Less)
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author
Nordström, Anna ; Weitkämper, Frauke and Viberg, Helena
supervisor
organization
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type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
social skills, thematic analysis, ward sisters, head nurses, semi-structured interviews, health care, shadowing, shared leadership, Psychology, Psykologi
language
Swedish
id
1324778
date added to LUP
2007-10-03 00:00:00
date last changed
2009-11-17 13:00:11
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to investigate leadership in public health care. The methods used were shadowing and semi-structured interviews. The shadowing involved observing the shared leadership of two head nurses in an administrative management position of a ward in their daily work during two weeks. The observation was supplemented by ten semi-structured interviews. A thematic analysis of the data was carried out and the result indicated that shared leadership is a form of leadership well suited for an organisation as big and complex as the clinic where the study took place. The study also strongly indicated the importance of well known key factors for the practise of a successful leadership, such as well developed social skills and availability. Suggestions for further studies would include exploring the benefits of shared leadership compared to other forms of leadership, as well as developing tools for recruitment, profiling and evaluation of shared leadership candidates.}},
  author       = {{Nordström, Anna and Weitkämper, Frauke and Viberg, Helena}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Att erbjuda största möjliga lycka: en kvalitativ studie av ett parledarskap på en somatisk vårdavdelning}},
  year         = {{2007}},
}