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Mellanchefers hantering på deras komplicerade roll: Krav över- och underifrån
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
Middle managers' handling of their complicated role : Demands above and below (English)
Abstract [sv]

I denna studie undersöker författarna ledarskapet bland mellanchefer i två jämnstora företaginom hemelektronikbranschen. Mellanchefsrollen är en svår roll att hantera med både kravuppifrån och nerifrån. Studiens syfte avser att öka förståelsen för mellanchefer samt attundersöka ledarskapet för mellancheferna.Studien utgår huvudsakligen från ledarskapsteorier samt krav över och underifrån i form avmålstyrning och arbetsmiljö. En kvalitativ metod användes i studien där insamlingen av dataskedde genom semistrukturerade intervjuer.Studien påvisade många likheter bland mellanchefernas hantering på kraven uppifrån ochnerifrån. Kraven uppifrån berör resultat och lönsamhetskrav och behandlades med detuppgiftsorienterade ledarskapet. Kraven från ledningen och övre chefer har en signifikantbetydelse i mellanchefernas arbete. Kraven från underordnade behandlades med detrelationsbaserade ledarskapet. Mellancheferna lägger stor vikt av att ge feedback ochcoaching till underordnade och vill ständigt förbättra deras ledarskap.

Abstract [en]

In this study we examine the leadership among middle managers in two companies of equalsize in the consumer electronics industry. The middle manager’s role is a difficult role to handle with both demands from above and below. The purpose of the study is to increase the understanding of middle managers and to investigate the leadership of middle managers. The study is based mainly on leadership theories as well as demands above and below in the form of goal management and work environment. A qualitative method was used in the study where the collection of data took place through semi-structured interviews. The study showed many similarities among middle managers’ handling of the demands from above and below. The demands from above were about results and profitability requirements and were dealt by the task-oriented leadership. The demands from management and senior managers have a significant impact on the work of middle managers. The demands from the subordinates below were dealt with by the relationship-based leadership. The middle managers attach great importance to giving feedback and coaching to the subordinates and want to constantly improve their leadership.

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2022. , p. 58
Keywords [sv]
Mellanchefer, Första linjens chefer, Ledarskap, Ledarskapsstil, Krav uppifrån, Krav nerifrån, Uppgiftsorienterat ledarskap, Relationsbaserat ledarskap, Underordnade
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-21848OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-21848DiVA, id: diva2:1698378
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Business Administration
Educational program
Business Administration Study Programme - Leadership and Organizational Development
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Available from: 2022-09-23 Created: 2022-09-23 Last updated: 2022-09-23Bibliographically approved

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