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Kvinnligt ledarskap ur ett medarbetarperspektiv: En komparativ studie mellan två organisationer inom Uddevalla stad
University of Skövde, School of Business.
University of Skövde, School of Business.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 15 credits / 22,5 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Female leadership from an employee perspective : A comparative study between two organizations within the city of Uddevalla (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Begreppet ledarskap har än idag inte en enhetlig definition, då begreppet påverkas av olika faktorer exempelvis sociala sammanhang. Olika ledarstilar kännetecknas av olika beteenden, detta arbetet syftar till att skapa förståelse kring sambandet mellan genus och ledarskap, genom att tillämpa den komparativa metod jämförelselogik mellan kvinnodominerade och mansdominerade organisationer.

Syfte: Studiens syfte är att undersöka hur medarbetarna uppfattar kvinnligt ledarskap. 

Metod: För att kunna undersöka medarbetarnas individuella åsikter om kvinnligt ledarskap användes komparativ metod. Under studiens gång används primärdata som består av 12 semistrukturerade intervjuer.

Empiri: Kvinnligt ledarskap kan skilja sig från manligt ledarskap med avseende på ledarens egenskaper. En kvinnlig ledare kan inneha manliga egenskaper och vice versa.

Analys: Analysen visar att cheferna inom både hemtjänsten och Svenska kyrkan anser att teorier om ledarstilar saknar betydelse i praktiken i offentlig sektor. Dessutom anser cheferna och medarbetarna att inga tydliga skillnader finns mellan manligt och kvinnligt ledarskap, eftersom ledarstilen är influerade av ledarens egenskaper.

Slutsats: Samtliga respondenter från hemtjänsten och Svenska kyrkan anser att egenskap snarare än kön har betydelse för ledarskap. Det beror på att män och kvinnor kan inneha liknande egenskaper, vilket tyder på att ledarstilar inte har någon betydelse i arbetslivet.

Abstract [en]

Background: The concept of leadership does not yet have a uniform definition, as the concept is influenced by various factors such as social contexts. Different leadership styles are characterized by different behaviors, this work aims to create an understanding of the relationship between gender and leadership, by applying the comparative method comparison logic between female-dominated and male-dominated organizations.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how employees perceive female leadership.

Method: In order to be able to examine the employees' individual views on female leadership, a comparative method was used. During the study, primary data consisting of 12 semi-structured interviews are used.

Empirical findings: Female leadership can differ from male leadership in terms of the leader's qualities. A female leader can possess masculine qualities and vice versa.

Analysis: The analysis shows that the managers in both the home care service and the Church of Sweden believe that theories about leadership styles have no significance in practice in the public sector. In addition, managers and employees believe that there are no clear differences between male and female leadership, as the leadership style is influenced by the characteristics of the leader.

Conclusion: All respondents from the home care service and the Church of Sweden believe that trait rather than gender is important for leadership. This is because men and women can possess similar characteristics, which indicates that leadership styles have no significance in working life. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 73
Keywords [en]
Leadership, male, female, gender, female leadership in the public sector, transformative leadership, transactional leadership
Keywords [sv]
Ledarskap, manligt, kvinnligt, genus, kvinnligt ledarskap inom offentlig sektor, transformativt ledarskap, transaktionellt ledarskap
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-21575OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-21575DiVA, id: diva2:1681413
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Business Administration; Business Administration
Educational program
Business Administration and Economics - Study Programme; Human Resources, Organization and Leadership
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Available from: 2022-07-06 Created: 2022-07-06 Last updated: 2022-07-06Bibliographically approved

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