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Navigating through the storm: The managerial role and leadership during a crisis

Sjöström, Julia LU and Wedin Olsson, Malin LU (2021) BUSN49 20211
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
Abstract
Title: Navigating through the storm: The managerial role and leadership
during a crisis
Authors: Julia Sjöström and Malin Wedin Olsson
Supervisor: Tony Huzzard, Lund University, Sweden
Submission: date May 21st 2021
Purpose: The aim with this study is to gain a deeper understanding of managerial
work and its relationship to the nature of leadership in the context of a
societal crisis.
Research Question: How do managers make sense of their own role during a crisis and what implications does that have for leadership practices?
Methodology: This research is based on a qualitative research method following a
interpretative and abductive approach. The empirical data consists of 11
semi-structured in-depth interviews with... (More)
Abstract
Title: Navigating through the storm: The managerial role and leadership
during a crisis
Authors: Julia Sjöström and Malin Wedin Olsson
Supervisor: Tony Huzzard, Lund University, Sweden
Submission: date May 21st 2021
Purpose: The aim with this study is to gain a deeper understanding of managerial
work and its relationship to the nature of leadership in the context of a
societal crisis.
Research Question: How do managers make sense of their own role during a crisis and what implications does that have for leadership practices?
Methodology: This research is based on a qualitative research method following a
interpretative and abductive approach. The empirical data consists of 11
semi-structured in-depth interviews with managers from our case
company.
Theoretical Perspectives: The theoretical framework for this study is based on managerial work and a subjectivist perspective on leadership. Further, we draw on six metaphors on leadership as well as including the aspect of emotional
intelligence and its relationship to leadership.
Theoretical Contributions: This study provides a deeper understanding of how changes in managerial work has affected how leadership is talked about in crisis
situations. We also contribute to the literature on leadership by our
metaphor “leadership as navigation”. The metaphor provides a better
understanding of how changes in managerial work have implications for
the nature of leadership, as the situation hinders managers’ ability to
provide meaning beyond the here and now.
Keywords: Managerial work, Leadership, Emotional intelligence, Metaphors on
Leadership, Crisis (Less)
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author
Sjöström, Julia LU and Wedin Olsson, Malin LU
supervisor
organization
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BUSN49 20211
year
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H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Managerial work, Leadership, Emotional intelligence, Metaphors on Leadership, Crisis
language
English
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9055226
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2021-06-22 14:13:59
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Title: Navigating through the storm: The managerial role and leadership
during a crisis
Authors: Julia Sjöström and Malin Wedin Olsson
Supervisor: Tony Huzzard, Lund University, Sweden
Submission: date May 21st 2021
Purpose: The aim with this study is to gain a deeper understanding of managerial
work and its relationship to the nature of leadership in the context of a
societal crisis.
Research Question: How do managers make sense of their own role during a crisis and what implications does that have for leadership practices?
Methodology: This research is based on a qualitative research method following a
interpretative and abductive approach. The empirical data consists of 11
semi-structured in-depth interviews with managers from our case
company.
Theoretical Perspectives: The theoretical framework for this study is based on managerial work and a subjectivist perspective on leadership. Further, we draw on six metaphors on leadership as well as including the aspect of emotional
intelligence and its relationship to leadership.
Theoretical Contributions: This study provides a deeper understanding of how changes in managerial work has affected how leadership is talked about in crisis
situations. We also contribute to the literature on leadership by our
metaphor “leadership as navigation”. The metaphor provides a better
understanding of how changes in managerial work have implications for
the nature of leadership, as the situation hinders managers’ ability to
provide meaning beyond the here and now.
Keywords: Managerial work, Leadership, Emotional intelligence, Metaphors on
Leadership, Crisis}},
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