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Transformativt ledarskap vid tvingande distansarbete
University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Division of Business Administration.
University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Division of Business Administration.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Transformational leadership during forced remote working (English)
Abstract [sv]

I mars 2020 drabbades världen av Covid-19 pandemin vilket för många människor innebar en förändring av hur och vart arbetet utfördes. För att minska smittspridningen i samhället har många organisationer anpassat arbetssättet och ett distansarbete har införts, vilket har varit mer eller mindre tvingande på många arbetsplatser. Att arbeta på distans under en längre period kan vara utmanande och det nya arbetssättet kan innebära omställningar för hela organisationen, vilket även skulle kunna innebära en påverkan av hur ledarskapet tillämpas på distans. Denna studie har fokuserat på det transformativa ledarskapet och syftet med studien har varit att utveckla kunskapen om hur transformativt ledarskap kan tillämpas för att leda under ett tvingande distansarbete. Studien har använt sig av en abduktiv ansats och en kvalitativ forskningsstrategi valdes för att fånga hur ledare upplever det tvingande distansarbetet som Covid-19 pandemin medfört. Vid analys av empiri har en tematisk analys använts för att finna viktiga teman i respondenternas utsagor samt likheter och skillnader mellan respondenternas upplevelser kopplat till studiens syfte. Studiens teoretiska avsnitt bygger på vetenskapliga artiklar med fokus på studiens nyckelbegrepp; pandemi, distansarbete och transformativt ledarskap. Det empiriska materialet består av semistrukturerade intervjuer som genomförts med sju första linjens chefer inom olika branscher. Denna studie visar på att respondenterna, med hjälp av vissa anpassningar, även under tvingande distansarbete har möjlighet att tillämpa transformativt ledarskap. De anpassningar som respondenterna gjort har utifrån teorin identifierats som transformativa ledarskapskomponenter, vilket bland annat har varit att utveckla kommunikationen för att ha löpande uppföljningar och kunna se hur medarbetarna mår och har det. Detta visar på tydliga indikationer att en ledare med en transformativ ledarskapsstil, vid distansarbete, kan bidra med att förbättra möjligheterna för medarbetarna att skapa en god balans mellan arbete och privatliv. 

Abstract [en]

In March 2020 was the world hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, which for many people meant that they needed to change the way they work and where the work was carried out. In order to reduce the spread of infection in the society many organizations adapted the work mode and remote working was introduced as a new way of working. Working remotely has therefore been more or less mandatory in many workplaces. Working remotely for a longer period of time can be challenging and the new way of working can imply adjustments for the entire organization, which could also have an impact on how leadership is exercised. This study has focused on transformational leadership and the purpose of the study was to develop the knowledge about how transformational leadership can be exercised in order to lead during forced remote work. The study has used an abductive approach and a qualitative research strategy was chosen to capture the leaders’ experiences of the forced remote work that was a consequence of the pandemic. A thematic analysis was used to analyse the empirical data in order to find important the mesin the respondents’ statements, as well as finding similarities and differences between the respondents’ experiences linked to the purpose of this study. The theory section in this study is based on scientific articles that are focusing on the study’s keywords; pandemic, remote work and transformational leadership. The empirical material consists of semistructured interviews conducted with seven first-line managers in various industries. This study shows that the respondents, with some adaptations, still have the possibility to exercise transformational leadership during forced remote work. Based on the theory in this study, the adjustments that the respondents have made have been identified as transformational leadership behaviors. Which among other things have meant that the respondents have developed the communication in order to have on going follow-ups tosee how employees are doing. This clearly indicates that a leader with a transformational leadership style, when working remotely, can contribute with opportunities for employees to find a good balance between work and private life.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 57
Keywords [en]
Pandemic, Remote work and Transformational Leadership
Keywords [sv]
Pandemi, Distansarbete och Transformativt ledarskap
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-16582Local ID: EXC516OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-16582DiVA, id: diva2:1578597
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Available from: 2021-07-20 Created: 2021-07-06 Last updated: 2021-07-21Bibliographically approved

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