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Framtidens ledare? Fråga personalen!: en studie om kontextuell kompetens och självbedömning hos svenska chefer
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
2017 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The Leader of the Future? Ask the Employees! : A Study on Contextual Competence and Self-Assessment of Swedish Managers (English)
Abstract [sv]

Studiens syfte var att undersöka om kontextuell intelligens är en möjlig lösning till dagensstora mängd ledarskapsrecept. Primärdata från en enkätundersökning med 389 giltiga svarsamlades in angående sex av beteendena som utgör Kutz (2016) teori för kontextuellintelligens, vilket utgjorde metoden för studien. Kontextuell intelligens visade sig vara ettmöjligt svar till de många och kritiserade ledarskapsstilar som har idealiserats.Signifikanstestet visade på signifikant skillnad mellan chefers och medarbetares bedömningarav svenska chefers beteenden och prestationer. Studiens resultat indikerade att forskningbaserad på självutvärdering präglas av allvarliga brister. Studien visade därmed att teorin förkontextuell intelligens inte enbart kan vila på chefers självbedömning, utan bör kompletterasmed observatörers bedömningar av chefer för att ge en mer sanningsenlig bild och förbättraledarskapet. Dessutom bör rekrytering förlita sig på forskning baserad på fler perspektiv änenbart självbedömningar för att undvika misslyckanden vilka kan minska organisatoriskeffektivitet.

Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study was to examine whether contextual intelligence is a possiblesolution to today's vast array of leadership concepts. Primary data from a questionnaire surveywith 389 valid answers were collected regarding six of the behaviors constituting Kutz (2016)theory of contextual intelligence which formed the method of the study. The findings showedthat contextual intelligence proved to be a possible response to the many and criticizedleadership styles that have been idealized. The significance test showed statisticallysignificant differences between managers and employees assessments of Swedish managers’behavior and performance. The results indicated that research based on self-evaluation ischaracterized by serious shortcomings. This study therefore shows that the theory ofcontextual intelligence can not only rely on managers’ self-assessment and should becomplemented by observers' assessments of managers to give a more truthful picture andimprove leadership. In addition, recruitment should rely on research based on moreperspectives than just self-assessments to avoid failures which could reduce organizationaleffectiveness.The thesis is written in Swedish.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017.
Keywords [en]
Contextual intelligence, effective leadership, context, self-awareness, selfassessment, employees’ assessment, recruitment, contextual competence
Keywords [sv]
Kontextuell intelligens, effektivt ledarskap, kontext, självmedvetenhet, självutvärdering, medarbetarbedömningar, rekrytering, kontextuell kompetens
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-12653OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-12653DiVA, id: diva2:1142893
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Företagsekonomi - Civilekonom
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Available from: 2017-10-06 Created: 2017-09-20 Last updated: 2017-10-06Bibliographically approved

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