Comparison of Icelandic and Danish managers’ evaluation of their working environment in light of Nordic values
Nordic leadership values have gained increased publicity and popularity recently. The paper looks at Icelandic public management. The main research question is if and how Icelandic managers adhere to Nordic leadership values. The research is based on a prior Danish study: Public managers – tasks and...
Published in: | Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English Icelandic |
Published: |
University of Iceland
2017
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2017.13.1.6 https://doaj.org/article/7ba2c75fb5ad475daecc4086687172ef |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:7ba2c75fb5ad475daecc4086687172ef |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:7ba2c75fb5ad475daecc4086687172ef 2023-05-15T16:47:17+02:00 Comparison of Icelandic and Danish managers’ evaluation of their working environment in light of Nordic values Bergþóra Hlín Arnórsdóttir Einar Svansson Kári Joensen 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2017.13.1.6 https://doaj.org/article/7ba2c75fb5ad475daecc4086687172ef EN IS eng ice University of Iceland http://www.irpa.is/article/view/2590 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-6803 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-679X 1670-6803 1670-679X doi:10.13177/irpa.a.2017.13.1.6 https://doaj.org/article/7ba2c75fb5ad475daecc4086687172ef Stjórnmál og Stjórnsýsla, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 119-150 (2017) Norræn forysta opinber stjórnun íslenskir stjórnendur starfsumhverfi Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 Political science (General) JA1-92 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2017.13.1.6 2022-12-30T21:11:53Z Nordic leadership values have gained increased publicity and popularity recently. The paper looks at Icelandic public management. The main research question is if and how Icelandic managers adhere to Nordic leadership values. The research is based on a prior Danish study: Public managers – tasks and opinions. An online questionnaire was sent to 1.685 public managers in Iceland, with 524 respondents so the participation rate is 31%. The main purpose of the research was to highlight the emphasis of Icelandic managers in daily tasks and get their opinions on their working environment and regulatory framework. Another point was to compare the public working environment in Iceland and Denmark regarding the basic values of Nordic leadership. The main findings show that public management in Iceland is characterized by trust, clear work-processes, short chains of command and minimal bureaucracy. Cooperation and social networking at the workplace was positive and reasonable demands towards the managers. At the same time, there seem to be opportunities for the managers to have more influence to enhance performance in their institutions. The main barriers were minimal influence on legislation and the political stakeholders. In comparison, the Danish managers thought bureaucracy too burdensome and that work-processes could be simplified. However, the Danish managers feel they have greater impact and influence on their working environment and political stakeholders. The work-processes and perspectives of Icelandic managers are in line with the Nordic management values: Open communication, critical thinking and care. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla 13 1 119 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English Icelandic |
topic |
Norræn forysta opinber stjórnun íslenskir stjórnendur starfsumhverfi Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 Political science (General) JA1-92 |
spellingShingle |
Norræn forysta opinber stjórnun íslenskir stjórnendur starfsumhverfi Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 Political science (General) JA1-92 Bergþóra Hlín Arnórsdóttir Einar Svansson Kári Joensen Comparison of Icelandic and Danish managers’ evaluation of their working environment in light of Nordic values |
topic_facet |
Norræn forysta opinber stjórnun íslenskir stjórnendur starfsumhverfi Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 Political science (General) JA1-92 |
description |
Nordic leadership values have gained increased publicity and popularity recently. The paper looks at Icelandic public management. The main research question is if and how Icelandic managers adhere to Nordic leadership values. The research is based on a prior Danish study: Public managers – tasks and opinions. An online questionnaire was sent to 1.685 public managers in Iceland, with 524 respondents so the participation rate is 31%. The main purpose of the research was to highlight the emphasis of Icelandic managers in daily tasks and get their opinions on their working environment and regulatory framework. Another point was to compare the public working environment in Iceland and Denmark regarding the basic values of Nordic leadership. The main findings show that public management in Iceland is characterized by trust, clear work-processes, short chains of command and minimal bureaucracy. Cooperation and social networking at the workplace was positive and reasonable demands towards the managers. At the same time, there seem to be opportunities for the managers to have more influence to enhance performance in their institutions. The main barriers were minimal influence on legislation and the political stakeholders. In comparison, the Danish managers thought bureaucracy too burdensome and that work-processes could be simplified. However, the Danish managers feel they have greater impact and influence on their working environment and political stakeholders. The work-processes and perspectives of Icelandic managers are in line with the Nordic management values: Open communication, critical thinking and care. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Bergþóra Hlín Arnórsdóttir Einar Svansson Kári Joensen |
author_facet |
Bergþóra Hlín Arnórsdóttir Einar Svansson Kári Joensen |
author_sort |
Bergþóra Hlín Arnórsdóttir |
title |
Comparison of Icelandic and Danish managers’ evaluation of their working environment in light of Nordic values |
title_short |
Comparison of Icelandic and Danish managers’ evaluation of their working environment in light of Nordic values |
title_full |
Comparison of Icelandic and Danish managers’ evaluation of their working environment in light of Nordic values |
title_fullStr |
Comparison of Icelandic and Danish managers’ evaluation of their working environment in light of Nordic values |
title_full_unstemmed |
Comparison of Icelandic and Danish managers’ evaluation of their working environment in light of Nordic values |
title_sort |
comparison of icelandic and danish managers’ evaluation of their working environment in light of nordic values |
publisher |
University of Iceland |
publishDate |
2017 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2017.13.1.6 https://doaj.org/article/7ba2c75fb5ad475daecc4086687172ef |
genre |
Iceland |
genre_facet |
Iceland |
op_source |
Stjórnmál og Stjórnsýsla, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 119-150 (2017) |
op_relation |
http://www.irpa.is/article/view/2590 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-6803 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-679X 1670-6803 1670-679X doi:10.13177/irpa.a.2017.13.1.6 https://doaj.org/article/7ba2c75fb5ad475daecc4086687172ef |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2017.13.1.6 |
container_title |
Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla |
container_volume |
13 |
container_issue |
1 |
container_start_page |
119 |
_version_ |
1766037373528834048 |