Essays about: "Sweden women leadership"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 36 essays containing the words Sweden women leadership.

1. 11. The management of governmental policies for a gender-equal society of power distribution. : The case of the Swedish Police Authority.

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Daniela Jonsson; Josephine Larsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Organizational management; Governmental policies; Swedish police authority; Women leaders; Organizational culture; Gender equality;

   Abstract : The Swedish police authority is an extended arm of the Swedish government. The government implements governmental policies for its authorities, aiming at sustaining and improving the safety and wellbeing of society. In Sweden, one of the main policy safeguards is gender equality, which has been the focus of this study. READ MORE

3. 12. Challenges experienced by female executive managers with children - A study of work-life balance, glass ceiling and gender gap within management in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Amalia Larsson Hurtig; Kertu-Kadi Kikas; [2019]
   Keywords : Leadership; Management; Gender Gap; Glass Ceiling; Work-Life Balance; Executive Women; Networks; Diversity; Sweden; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Academic research has tried to explain the challenges women in executive positions face in connection to work-life balance, glass ceiling and the gender gap in management. However, these previous studies have been made mainly quantitatively. Therefore, this study aims to go beyond the numbers by using a qualitative research approach. READ MORE

4. 13. Leadership for Sustainability is Female - Or is it? A critical gender perspective on sustainability consciousness

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Anna Tainio; Cybil Cameron; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainability consciousness; leadership; critical gender studies; gender socialisation; quantitative research;

   Abstract : This Master’s thesis argues for leadership for sustainability as a role consisting of skills that can be learned, and re-examines the notion that female leaders are better for sustainability. While gender socialisation may equip women and girls with competencies required for considerate and holistic problem solving and seeing beyond purely economical benefits, it hinders men and boys to develop the same skills. READ MORE

5. 14. Sense or sensibility? : Emotional labor from the perspective of female leaders

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Rebecka Aveling; Louise Brygt; [2019]
   Keywords : emotional labor; leadership; managers; female; organizations; policy making;

   Abstract : Emotional labor is the unpaid and often unnoticed emotion work that foremost women carry out, not only in the home life but at the workplace as well. Emotional labor is highly associated with femininity according to previous research and often involves being attentive to others, creating a good ambiance, and to be warm and caring. READ MORE

6. 15. You Wanna Be on Top? : A Narrative Career Study of Women’s Experiences and Strategies

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Alice Åslander; Joel Gedin; [2019]
   Keywords : Gender; Gender Equality; Organisation; Critical Incidents; Exit; Discrimination; Female Manager; Career; Sweden; Minority Position; Coping strategy; Mentor; Sponsor; Leadership; Narrative; Genus; Jämställdhet; Organisation; Kritiska incidenter; Utträde; Diskriminering; Kvinnliga chefer; Karriär; Sverige; Minoritetsposition; Överlevnadsstrategi; Ledarskap; Narrativ;

   Abstract : In Sweden, the statistics show how women are underrepresented in organisational hierarchies; as managers, executive managers, CEOs and board of directors. Qualitative research reveals that women in management positions perceive the working life in Sweden as unequal and how men and women have different terms for making a career. READ MORE