Experiences of being a manager in the municipal sector in rural northern Sweden
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 anal...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:9621278 2023-05-15T17:44:19+02:00 Experiences of being a manager in the municipal sector in rural northern Sweden Asplund, Sofia Åhlin, Johan Åström, Sture Lindgren, Britt-Marie 2022-10-25 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9621278/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36282243 https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2139346 en eng Taylor & Francis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9621278/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36282243 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2139346 © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. CC-BY Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being Empirical Studies Text 2022 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2139346 2022-11-06T01:59:37Z 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. Text Northern Sweden PubMed Central (PMC) International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being 17 1 |
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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. |
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Experiences of being a manager in the municipal sector in rural northern Sweden |
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Experiences of being a manager in the municipal sector in rural northern Sweden |
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Experiences of being a manager in the municipal sector in rural northern Sweden |
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Experiences of being a manager in the municipal sector in rural northern Sweden |
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9621278/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36282243 https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2139346 |
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