Mellan raderna - En kvalitativ studie om varuhuschefers roll i en organisationsförändring
(2024) FEKH49 20232Department of Business Administration
- Abstract (Swedish)
- En kvalitativ studie som syftar till att bidra med en ökad nyansering av mellanchefers roll i organisationsförändringar genom att se till hur de själva uppfattar rollen i fråga och vad den innefattar. Studien behandlar således frågeställningen: ”Hur ser varuhuschefer på sin roll i en organisationsförändring?”
För att besvara denna frågeställning har en kvalitativ fallstudie gjorts på sju varuhuschefer som har positionen som mellanchefer. Med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer har vi fått deras tolkningar och upplevelser av sin roll som sedan legat till grund för arbetet. Teorin tar sin grund i befintlig teori om organisationsförändringar, dels i stort och mellanchefens specifika roll i dem. Vidare används identitet som ett... (More) - En kvalitativ studie som syftar till att bidra med en ökad nyansering av mellanchefers roll i organisationsförändringar genom att se till hur de själva uppfattar rollen i fråga och vad den innefattar. Studien behandlar således frågeställningen: ”Hur ser varuhuschefer på sin roll i en organisationsförändring?”
För att besvara denna frågeställning har en kvalitativ fallstudie gjorts på sju varuhuschefer som har positionen som mellanchefer. Med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer har vi fått deras tolkningar och upplevelser av sin roll som sedan legat till grund för arbetet. Teorin tar sin grund i befintlig teori om organisationsförändringar, dels i stort och mellanchefens specifika roll i dem. Vidare används identitet som ett perspektiv för att nyansera detta fält. Studien finner att mellancheferna i fråga ser på sin roll i en organisationsförändring likt en förälder som vill skydda och skapa trygghet för sina anställda. Att filtrera känslor och information framställs som en central del i detta. Rollen som förälder kan genom identitet tolkas höra ihop med en närmare identifiering med de anställda än till ledningen. Vidare föreslås det att det finns en individuell aspekt, kopplat till mellanchefens identitet eller självbild, som tycks spela in i hur och till vilken grad mellancheferna filtrerar. (Less) - Abstract
- A qualitative study about store managers’ role in organizational change. This study aims to further nuance the role of middle managers in organizational change by studying how the middle managers themself perceive this role, as well what it implies. To answer this the following research question was formulated: How do store managers perceive their role in organizational change?
In order to address our research question, a qualitative case study has been conducted on seven store managers who hold the position of middle manager. Through semi-structured interviews, we have obtained their interpretations and experiences of their role, which is at the basis of our work. The literature review takes its basis in existing theories on... (More) - A qualitative study about store managers’ role in organizational change. This study aims to further nuance the role of middle managers in organizational change by studying how the middle managers themself perceive this role, as well what it implies. To answer this the following research question was formulated: How do store managers perceive their role in organizational change?
In order to address our research question, a qualitative case study has been conducted on seven store managers who hold the position of middle manager. Through semi-structured interviews, we have obtained their interpretations and experiences of their role, which is at the basis of our work. The literature review takes its basis in existing theories on organizational change, both in broad and middle managers’ particular role within them. Furthermore, identity is used as a perspective to bring nuance to this field. The study finds that middle managers perceive their role in an organizational change like a parent with the goal of creating safety and protecting their employees. Filtering emotions and information is portrayed as a core aspect of this. The parental role, through the eyes of identity, may suggest a stronger identification with the employees rather than the upper management. Furthermore it is argued that there is an individual aspect connected to the middle managers’ identity or self-perception that appears to be part of how and to what extent the middle managers filter. (Less)
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- author
- Abrahamsson, Ellen LU ; Ericsson, John LU and Tsakiris, Alexandra LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- FEKH49 20232
- year
- 2024
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- mellanchefer, organisationsförändring, filtrering, identitet, föräldraroll, middle managers, organizational change, filtering, identity, parenting role
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9147507
- date added to LUP
- 2024-02-01 15:16:19
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abstract = {{A qualitative study about store managers’ role in organizational change. This study aims to further nuance the role of middle managers in organizational change by studying how the middle managers themself perceive this role, as well what it implies. To answer this the following research question was formulated: How do store managers perceive their role in organizational change?
In order to address our research question, a qualitative case study has been conducted on seven store managers who hold the position of middle manager. Through semi-structured interviews, we have obtained their interpretations and experiences of their role, which is at the basis of our work. The literature review takes its basis in existing theories on organizational change, both in broad and middle managers’ particular role within them. Furthermore, identity is used as a perspective to bring nuance to this field. The study finds that middle managers perceive their role in an organizational change like a parent with the goal of creating safety and protecting their employees. Filtering emotions and information is portrayed as a core aspect of this. The parental role, through the eyes of identity, may suggest a stronger identification with the employees rather than the upper management. Furthermore it is argued that there is an individual aspect connected to the middle managers’ identity or self-perception that appears to be part of how and to what extent the middle managers filter.}},
author = {{Abrahamsson, Ellen and Ericsson, John and Tsakiris, Alexandra}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Mellan raderna - En kvalitativ studie om varuhuschefers roll i en organisationsförändring}},
year = {{2024}},
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