En svensk tiger? - en kvalitativ studie om yttrandefrihet inom svensk förvaltning
(2013) SOPA63 20131School of Social Work
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study was, from a structural perspective, with emphasis on democratic values such as openness, reciprocity, communication and responsibility, to examine factors in the social Service that may affect freedom of speech and how freedom of speech was understood by the employees. The study has a qualitative approach, based on semi-structured interviews. Six interviews were conducted with employees from the public social Service. The questions in the study were:
- What organizational factors may influence the freedom of speech?
- What problems can be identified in the social Service when it comes to freedom of speech?
- What reactions have the respondents met when they express criticism?
The results showed that... (More) - The purpose of this study was, from a structural perspective, with emphasis on democratic values such as openness, reciprocity, communication and responsibility, to examine factors in the social Service that may affect freedom of speech and how freedom of speech was understood by the employees. The study has a qualitative approach, based on semi-structured interviews. Six interviews were conducted with employees from the public social Service. The questions in the study were:
- What organizational factors may influence the freedom of speech?
- What problems can be identified in the social Service when it comes to freedom of speech?
- What reactions have the respondents met when they express criticism?
The results showed that organizational factors that affect the freedom of speech are leadership and lack of communication. Patterns and policies affecting the freedom of speech are rhetorical reasoning and individualization. Reactions employees could meet and experience were many and varied. However, the most prominent was reprisals in the form of marginalization and exclusion. (Less)
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- author
- Langner, Christine LU and Martinsson, Carina LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20131
- year
- 2013
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Freedom of speech, public sector, loyalty, communication
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 3812353
- date added to LUP
- 2013-06-14 16:08:08
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abstract = {{The purpose of this study was, from a structural perspective, with emphasis on democratic values such as openness, reciprocity, communication and responsibility, to examine factors in the social Service that may affect freedom of speech and how freedom of speech was understood by the employees. The study has a qualitative approach, based on semi-structured interviews. Six interviews were conducted with employees from the public social Service. The questions in the study were:
- What organizational factors may influence the freedom of speech?
- What problems can be identified in the social Service when it comes to freedom of speech?
- What reactions have the respondents met when they express criticism?
The results showed that organizational factors that affect the freedom of speech are leadership and lack of communication. Patterns and policies affecting the freedom of speech are rhetorical reasoning and individualization. Reactions employees could meet and experience were many and varied. However, the most prominent was reprisals in the form of marginalization and exclusion.}},
author = {{Langner, Christine and Martinsson, Carina}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{En svensk tiger? - en kvalitativ studie om yttrandefrihet inom svensk förvaltning}},
year = {{2013}},
}