Lärande och säkerhet i en militär organisation : En fallstudie av Försvarsmaktens flygvapen

Sammanfattning: The national security of Sweden has changed as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. To conduct an active defence, to work preventively, and to meet presumed threats, the Swedish Armed Forces need knowledge about organisational learning. Organisational structure is a factor that influence organisational learning. The purpose of the study was to investigate how organisational structure is perceived to affect organisational learning and safety in a military organisation. A single case study was conducted at the Swedish Armed Forces Air Force, where 17 individuals at different organisational levels were interviewed. The data collection method- was semi-structured interviews, and the analytical method was thematic analysis.The study has identified three overall themes: 1) working with uncertainty, 2) mistakes as a learning tool, and 3) organisational knowledge sharing. The results have shown that the AirForce deals with uncertainty in its daily operations, which requires a safe approach, communication, commitment, and proximity. Mistakes are used as a tool for learning within the Air Force to allow for development of routines, controls, and work methods necessary to complete their tasks. Thus, the Air Force needs to deal with mistakes in order to be able to work safely in the future. Organisational knowledge sharing consists of structure and rivalry, which affects the ability to make knowledge persistent within the Air Force. Inclusive, the results show a behavior that indicates that “errors” are used as a tool to change routines in the organisation.