Leading others to lead themselves
(2023) FEKH49 20222Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study is to elaborate on the role of self-leadership from a middle manager's perspective in HGFs in order to contribute valuable insights to existing literature and HGFs that practice self-leadership.
A qualitative study with an abductive approach has been conducted. The empirical material has been gathered through eight semi-structured interviews with middle managers from the organization. The study has been based on a social constructionist perspective.
Self-leadership is perceived similarly by the middle managers, in a way that aligns with the current literature on the topic. However, the study shows that middle managers use different strategies when it comes to encouraging their teams to exercise... (More) - The purpose of this study is to elaborate on the role of self-leadership from a middle manager's perspective in HGFs in order to contribute valuable insights to existing literature and HGFs that practice self-leadership.
A qualitative study with an abductive approach has been conducted. The empirical material has been gathered through eight semi-structured interviews with middle managers from the organization. The study has been based on a social constructionist perspective.
Self-leadership is perceived similarly by the middle managers, in a way that aligns with the current literature on the topic. However, the study shows that middle managers use different strategies when it comes to encouraging their teams to exercise self-leadership. This could depend on various factors, one being that different departments within the Company have different needs for self-leadership. (Less)
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- author
- Engström, Nils LU and Wahl, Malcolm LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- FEKH49 20222
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Self-leadership, high-growth firm (HGF), middle manager, self-management, super-leadership, servant-leadership
- language
- English
- id
- 9110771
- date added to LUP
- 2023-02-27 15:06:57
- date last changed
- 2023-02-27 15:06:57
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abstract = {{The purpose of this study is to elaborate on the role of self-leadership from a middle manager's perspective in HGFs in order to contribute valuable insights to existing literature and HGFs that practice self-leadership.
A qualitative study with an abductive approach has been conducted. The empirical material has been gathered through eight semi-structured interviews with middle managers from the organization. The study has been based on a social constructionist perspective.
Self-leadership is perceived similarly by the middle managers, in a way that aligns with the current literature on the topic. However, the study shows that middle managers use different strategies when it comes to encouraging their teams to exercise self-leadership. This could depend on various factors, one being that different departments within the Company have different needs for self-leadership.}},
author = {{Engström, Nils and Wahl, Malcolm}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Leading others to lead themselves}},
year = {{2023}},
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