Ledarskap i socialt arbete : Chefers anpassningar mellan organisation och verklighet

Sammanfattning: For a long time, the Swedish welfare sector has received criticism, something that has placed great demands on managers within these organizations. The study’s purpose was to investigate how managers shape their leadership in relation to their environment and the demands placed on them. The study used various leadership theories and emotional intelligence research as tools for analysis. Data collection was conducted using 5 semistructured interviews with managers within various human-treating organizations in Dalarna. The data was analyzed through a qualitative thematic analysis method. The results found obstacles that negatively affect managers’ leadership development, such as greater administrative responsibility and streamlining, something NPM encourages. The results also show that staff shortages have a big impact on managers’ leadership. The managers express that there has been a shift in focus from management providing the best quality for users to instead be about cost efficiency.