Comparison of Icelandic and Danish managers’ evaluation of their working environment in light of Nordic values

• Main Authors: Arnórsdóttir, Bergþóra Hlín, Svansson, Einar, Joensen, Kári
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Stjórnsýslustofnun 2017
• Subjects: Nordic leadership; public management; Icelandic managers; working environment; Norræn forysta; opinber stjórnun; íslenskir stjórnendur; starfsumhverfi; Falla; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2017.13.1.6

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...