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Mellanchefens komplexa arbetssituation på organisationsnivå: En kvalitativstudie med fokus på tolkning av mellanchefsrollen
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 240 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The middle manager's complex work condition/situation/role at organizational level : A qualitative study focusing on the interpretation of the middle manager role (English)
Abstract [sv]

Mellanchefens organisatoriska roll har transformerats sedan Burns först utforskade mellanchefsrollen och sedan slutet av 1900-talet har rollen förändrats och tilldelats fleråtaganden än tidigare. En studie från Previa belyser mellanchefsrollens ökade sjukskrivningar och vittnar om att positionen i mitten av organisationer har blivit en utsatt arbetsbefattning att disponera över i dagens moderna samhälle. Följande kvalitativa studie syftar till att utforska hur mellanchefsrollen upplevs av olika chefspositioner inom organisationer och belysa problematiken kring rollkonflikterna som uppstår på mellanchefspositioner ur ett nytt perspektiv. Studiens empiriska material utgår frånelva chefsintervjuer från tre matrisorganisationer. För att bearbeta studiens material har vi använt oss av en abduktiv metod där vi under studiens gång har arbetat genom hermeneutiken och pendlat mellan empiri och teori för att skapa förståelse. I studien försöker vi inte definiera mellanchefsrollen ur några exakta riktlinjer utan studien utforskar rollen i en föränderlig praktik. Vi har inte som avsikt med studien att presentera någon form av absolut sanning gällande mellanchefsrollen utan vi vill snarare förmedla olika poänger om mellanchefsrollens arbetssituation som förhoppningsvis leder till en djupare reflektion tills studiens läsare. I studien bearbetar vi fram mellanchefsrollens komplexitetgenom differentierade chefers kunskaper, perspektiv och berättelser om det vardagligaarbetet. Studiens resultat framhäver att mellanchefsrollen upplevs olika beroende på vilken chefsposition rollen upplevs av. Framförallt skiljer sig övre chefers perspektiv gentemot linjechefernas perspektiv på vad rollen finns till för i organisationer och vilka interna intressenter som mellanchefsrollen ska tillfredsställa. 

Abstract [en]

The organizational role of the middle manager has been transformed since Burns first explored the role of middle manager, since the end of the 20th century the role continues to change and increasingly more tasks than before have been added to its role. A study from Previa highlights the middle managers role's increased sick leave and indicates that the organization's mid-level position has become a vulnerable job role to command of, in today's modern society. The following qualitative study aims to explore how the role of middle manager is experienced by different managerial positions within organizations hierarchy and from a new perspective shed light on the problems surrounding the role conflicts that arise in middle manager positions. The empirical data is based on eleven conducted managerial semistructured interviews from three organizations. To process the study's material, we’ve applied an abductive method where we throughout the course of the study worked through hermeneutics and thus altered between empiricism and theory to produce an understanding. In this study we don’t aim to define the middle manager role from any exact guidelines, but the study explores the role in a changing practice. Furthermore, this study doesn’t intend to present any form of absolute truth regarding the middle manager role, but rather we want to convey different perspectives about the middle manager role's work situation. Hopefully this will subsequently lead to a deeper reflection for the readers. Through the differentiated managers' knowledge, perspectives and stories about everyday work we managed to understand and process the complexity of the middle manager role. In conclusion, the results concludes that the perception of the middle manager's role varies, depending on which managerial position is being addressed. Above all, there is a conspicuous difference between the senior executives’ perspectives and the line managers' perspectives on the middle managers function within the organization and which internal stakeholders the middle manager role ought to satisfy. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021.
Keywords [en]
Middle manager, role perspectives, role conflict, role identity, narratives, Hernadi’s hermeneutic triad, The poetic logic of administration
Keywords [sv]
Mellanchef, rollperspektiv, rollkonflikt, rollidentitet, narrativ, Hernadís hermeneutiska triad, administrationens poetiska logik
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-26553OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-26553DiVA, id: diva2:1599161
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Företagsekonomi - Civilekonom
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