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- Snyder, Kristen,1964-Mittuniversitetet,Avdelningen för kvalitets- och maskinteknik (author)
Using design thinking to support value-based leadership for sustainable quality development
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- https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-34315URI
- https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-02-2018-0045DOI
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- PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present findings from a study of value-based leadership in which design thinking was used as a participatory, iterative process to examine and stimulate changes in organizational culture and develop value-based leadership in Swedish manufacturing. Of particular interest to the authors was to make visible and understand the constraints in leadership that kept leaders from understanding and working with organizational culture and values.Design/methodology/approachA three-year multi-site case study was conducted in collaboration with three manufacturing companies in Sweden. The study design was based on a collaborative, iterative model using the Stanford Design thinking framework in which data were collected through a series of workshops using a variety of sources including: leadership survey; interviews with three general directors; focus groups with middle- and top-level managers; observations and cultural analysis, survey; storytelling and appreciative inquiry (AI); and an employee questionnaire. Respondents in the study represented leadership teams in three Swedish manufacturing companies and their employees.FindingsIn general, there is a lack of dialogue among leaders about what is leadership, what is culture and what is meant by values in the organization. As well, there is a heavy emphasis on structure and process, yet, at the same time, there lacks a clear understanding about why the structures exist and how they can be used to spawn innovation. Moreover, participating leaders in manufacturing succumb to a crisis leadership model that results from the heavy emphasis on productivity and bottom-line effectiveness. Design thinking and the methods used to develop work culture, including AI, storytelling and coaching, provided leaders with new insights into the culture within the company. Leaders were able to identify both constraints and possibilities for changing the culture from disengagement to engagement. Through the process, they also began to identify values and recognized the importance of valuing employees to affect innovation and build a culture of engagement. The authors also witnessed increased dialogue among leaders that reflected an understanding of the importance to engage middle managers and employees in problem solving and innovation.Originality/valueThis study demonstrates that leaders can benefit from innovative approaches to identifying and building work culture to achieve value-based leadership.
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- Ingelsson, Pernilla,1968-Mittuniversitetet,Avdelningen för kvalitets- och maskinteknik(Swepub:miun)pering (author)
- Bäckström, Ingela,1963-Mittuniversitetet,Avdelningen för kvalitets- och maskinteknik(Swepub:miun)ingbac (author)
- MittuniversitetetAvdelningen för kvalitets- och maskinteknik (creator_code:org_t)
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