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Experiences of being a manager in the municipal sector in rural northern Sweden
| العنوان: | Experiences of being a manager in the municipal sector in rural northern Sweden |
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| المؤلفون: | Sofia Asplund, Johan Åhlin, Sture Åström, Britt-Marie Lindgren |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, Vol 17, Iss 1 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine (General) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | experiences, managers, municipal sector, qualitative content analysis, rural area, Medicine (General), R5-920 |
| الوصف: | Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe experiences of being a manager in the municipal sector in rural northern Sweden. Methods Semi-structured interviews were performed with 15 managers working in the municipal sector. The interviews were subjected to inductive qualitative content analysis. Results The managers’ experiences were interpreted in the main theme, Striving for stability on shaky ground. They struggled within slimmed-down organizations with substitute shortages and reduced means. They expressed being burdened by conflicting demands, a work overload, work conflicts and a requirement to be present. They had to endure the negative consequences of working in small municipalities, and handling health and family life impairments. The managers expressed the importance of being strengthened by inner and outer resources, such as being motivated, having social support and finding strategies to cope. They also expressed benefits of working in small municipalities, such as great opportunities to influence and efficiency in decision-making. Conclusion This study illuminates managers’ adverse psychosocial working conditions, insights into working in a small municipality in the rural context and also the importance of organizational support. Future studies could focus on applying adapted workplace support interventions among managers in the municipal sector in rural northern Sweden. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1748-2623 1748-2631 17482631 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1748-2623; https://doaj.org/toc/1748-2631 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17482631.2022.2139346 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/4709f41bca8c4199be06944b8dffe464 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.4709f41bca8c4199be06944b8dffe464 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 17482623 17482631 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/17482631.2022.2139346 |