"Vi är ju familj…"
(2025) FEKH49 20251Department of Business Administration
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Forskningsfrågor
Hur beskriver de anställda företagets identitet? (och) Hur upplever de anställda att verksamheten styrs?
Syfte
Syftet är att bidra till förståelsen av identitet som styrning. Mer precist, hur identitetsreglering sker dynamiskt med inflytande av både medarbetare och chefer.
Metod
Studien baseras på sju semistrukturerade, kvalitativa intervjuer med anställda från ett litet nordiskt företag. Studien har en abduktiv ansats.
Teoretiska perspektiv
Studiens teoretiska grund vilar på en litteraturöversikt som berör normativ styrning med ett antal förgreningar, med fokus på identitet som styrmedel samt det dynamiska perspektivet mellan ledare och följare, där detta perspektiv sedan appliceras på identitetsreglering... (More) - Forskningsfrågor
Hur beskriver de anställda företagets identitet? (och) Hur upplever de anställda att verksamheten styrs?
Syfte
Syftet är att bidra till förståelsen av identitet som styrning. Mer precist, hur identitetsreglering sker dynamiskt med inflytande av både medarbetare och chefer.
Metod
Studien baseras på sju semistrukturerade, kvalitativa intervjuer med anställda från ett litet nordiskt företag. Studien har en abduktiv ansats.
Teoretiska perspektiv
Studiens teoretiska grund vilar på en litteraturöversikt som berör normativ styrning med ett antal förgreningar, med fokus på identitet som styrmedel samt det dynamiska perspektivet mellan ledare och följare, där detta perspektiv sedan appliceras på identitetsreglering som normativ styrform.
Resultat
Analysen med efterföljande diskussion tyder på att i små företag kan medarbetare vara medskapare av den gemensamma identiteten, och även en del av styrprocessen genom identitetsreglering på gruppnivå.
Slutsats
Slutsatsen av studien är att studien bidrar med en breddad och fördjupad syn på forskning om identitet som styrning, där betoningen på medarbetarnas aktiva roll i en dynamisk process är det centrala. (Less) - Abstract
- Research question
How do the employees describe the company’s identity? (and) How do they perceive the way it is controlled?
Purpose of study
The purpose is to contribute to the understanding of identity as a form of control. More specifically, how identity regulation occurs dynamically through the influence of both employees and managers.
Methodology
The study is based on seven semi-structured, qualitative interviews with employees from a small Nordic company. The study follows an abductive approach.
Theoretical perspectives
The theoretical foundation of this study is based on a literature review addressing normative control and its various branches, with a particular focus on identity as a form of control and the dynamic... (More) - Research question
How do the employees describe the company’s identity? (and) How do they perceive the way it is controlled?
Purpose of study
The purpose is to contribute to the understanding of identity as a form of control. More specifically, how identity regulation occurs dynamically through the influence of both employees and managers.
Methodology
The study is based on seven semi-structured, qualitative interviews with employees from a small Nordic company. The study follows an abductive approach.
Theoretical perspectives
The theoretical foundation of this study is based on a literature review addressing normative control and its various branches, with a particular focus on identity as a form of control and the dynamic perspective between leaders and followers. This perspective is then applied to identity regulation as a mode of normative control.
Result
The analysis with the following discussion indicates that in small organizations, employees can act as co-creators of the collective identity and also participate in the control process through identity regulation at the group level.
Conclusions
The conclusion of the study is that it contributes to a broader and more nuanced understanding of identity as a form of control, with particular emphasis on employees' active role in a dynamic process. (Less)
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- author
- Palmblad, Melker LU ; Agneborg, Isabell LU and Olsson, Anton LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- FEKH49 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Organisationsidentitet, identitet, styrning, identitetsstyrning, dynamisk styrning
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9204466
- date added to LUP
- 2025-06-26 13:29:22
- date last changed
- 2025-06-26 13:29:22
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How do the employees describe the company’s identity? (and) How do they perceive the way it is controlled?
Purpose of study
The purpose is to contribute to the understanding of identity as a form of control. More specifically, how identity regulation occurs dynamically through the influence of both employees and managers.
Methodology
The study is based on seven semi-structured, qualitative interviews with employees from a small Nordic company. The study follows an abductive approach.
Theoretical perspectives
The theoretical foundation of this study is based on a literature review addressing normative control and its various branches, with a particular focus on identity as a form of control and the dynamic perspective between leaders and followers. This perspective is then applied to identity regulation as a mode of normative control.
Result
The analysis with the following discussion indicates that in small organizations, employees can act as co-creators of the collective identity and also participate in the control process through identity regulation at the group level.
Conclusions
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