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Distansarbetets påverkan på organisationskultur: En kvalitativ studie kring anställdas syn på organisationskultur
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 180 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The impact of remote work on organizational culture (English)
Abstract [sv]

Detta är en kvalitativ studie vars syfte är att skapa en förståelse för hur distansarbete påverkar organisationskultur. Studiens resultat bidrar till en ökad förståelse och kunskap om dynamiken mellan organisationskultur och distansarbete. Den teori som användes för att analysera studiens resultat var Scheins tre nivåer av kultur. Dessa nivåer innefattar artefakter, uttalade värderingar och grundläggande antaganden. För att besvara studiens syfte och frågeställningar genomfördes nio semistrukturerade intervjuer med anställda på två olika företag inom revisions- och redovisningsbranchen. Av dessa nio var det fyra som arbetade majoriteten av arbetsveckan på distans och fem som arbetade majoriteten av tiden på plats. De områden som intervjuerna behandlade var bakgrund, organisationskultur, Scheins tre nivåer av kultur och distansarbete. Studiens resultat visade att det fanns vissa skillnader mellan de som arbetade på distans och de som arbetade på den fysiska arbetsplatsen i synen på organisationskulturen. Med hjälp av Scheins tre nivåer av kultur framkom det att det fanns några skillnader i artefakter, värderingar och prioriteringar och grundläggande antaganden. Det kunde även observeras att subkulturer verkar ha skapats bland de som arbetar på distans och att dessa subkulturer avviker ifrån den uttalade organisationskulturen som finns på kontoret.

Abstract [en]

This is a qualitative study which goal is to bring an understanding of how remote work affects organizational culture. The study's results contributes to an increased understanding and knowledge between the dynamics of organizational culture and remote work. The theory that was used during the study was Schein’s three levels of culture. The three levels were artifacts, espoused values and underlying assumptions. To address the purpose and research questions of the study, nine semi-structured interviews were conducted with employees of two different companies in auditing- and the accounting industry. Four of the nine worked the majority of the time remotely and five of them worked in the office. The areas that the interviews processed were about background, organizational culture, Schein's three levels of culture and remote work. The results of the study showed that there were some differences between those who worked remotely and those who worked in the office perspectives on the organizational culture. With the help of Schein’s three levels of culture it emerged that there were some differences in artifacts, espoused values and underlying assumptions. It could be observed that subcultures seemed to have been created among those who worked remotely and that these subcultures depart from the espoused organizational culture found in the office. 

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2024.
Keywords [en]
Organizational culture, Remote work, Artifacts, Espoused values, Underlying assumptions and Cohesion.
Keywords [sv]
Organisationskultur, Distansarbete, Artefakter, Uttalade värderingar och Grundläggande antaganden och Sammanhållning.
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-32250OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-32250DiVA, id: diva2:1881917
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Business Administration
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