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Kan vem som helst erhålla makten? En narrativ studie om vägen till formellt ledarskap och dess utövande.

Alveblom Andersson, Isabelle LU and Ahlin, Matilda LU (2020) EDMK01 20201
Department of Gender Studies
Department of Service Studies
Abstract
The aim of this study was to, according to eight managers stories in a service-orientated professions, narrative theory and method, see what factors have made it possible or acted as obstacles to reach a management position and pursue leadership in that position. The used method has been a qualitative analysis with a narrative standpoint and semi-structured interviews. The main results showed that the interviewees experienced different ways of reaching a formal leadership position as well as viewing themselves as leaders depending on what gender they defined themselves as. The interviewees had different stories about how they defined themselves as leaders, the main differences were seen in the stories of men versus women. The result also... (More)
The aim of this study was to, according to eight managers stories in a service-orientated professions, narrative theory and method, see what factors have made it possible or acted as obstacles to reach a management position and pursue leadership in that position. The used method has been a qualitative analysis with a narrative standpoint and semi-structured interviews. The main results showed that the interviewees experienced different ways of reaching a formal leadership position as well as viewing themselves as leaders depending on what gender they defined themselves as. The interviewees had different stories about how they defined themselves as leaders, the main differences were seen in the stories of men versus women. The result also emerged that it was common for the interviewees to have a good relationship with their former manager. The study's conclusion, based on the interviewees narratives, is that different people have different ways of reaching a formal leadership position and pursue leadership in these positions. This corporate with structural inequality that some people get advantages from, while others experience resistance. However further research on the topic must be done to get a broader perspective from a more varied group of people. (Less)
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author
Alveblom Andersson, Isabelle LU and Ahlin, Matilda LU
supervisor
organization
course
EDMK01 20201
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Formell makt, Ledarskap, Hegemonisk maskulinitet, Homosocial reproduktion, Intersektionalitet
language
Swedish
id
9014096
date added to LUP
2020-06-25 08:54:25
date last changed
2020-06-25 08:54:25
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to, according to eight managers stories in a service-orientated professions, narrative theory and method, see what factors have made it possible or acted as obstacles to reach a management position and pursue leadership in that position. The used method has been a qualitative analysis with a narrative standpoint and semi-structured interviews. The main results showed that the interviewees experienced different ways of reaching a formal leadership position as well as viewing themselves as leaders depending on what gender they defined themselves as. The interviewees had different stories about how they defined themselves as leaders, the main differences were seen in the stories of men versus women. The result also emerged that it was common for the interviewees to have a good relationship with their former manager. The study's conclusion, based on the interviewees narratives, is that different people have different ways of reaching a formal leadership position and pursue leadership in these positions. This corporate with structural inequality that some people get advantages from, while others experience resistance. However further research on the topic must be done to get a broader perspective from a more varied group of people.}},
  author       = {{Alveblom Andersson, Isabelle and Ahlin, Matilda}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Kan vem som helst erhålla makten? En narrativ studie om vägen till formellt ledarskap och dess utövande.}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}