Strategies for co-workership retention

Andersson, Thomas,1970-Högskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för handel och företagande,Forskningsmiljön Framtidens företagande,Medarbetarskap och organisatorisk resiliens, Followership and Organizational Resilience (author)

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Published online: 01 Nov 2020Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
Co-workership is a Scandinavian working life concept that is based on post-bureaucratic organizing, the cornerstones of which are decentralization and a vision of responsible individual autonomy and participation. Research has shown positive results from implementing/developing co-workership in organizations; however, in terms of the post-bureaucratic character of the concept, it might be more challenging to retain positive results than to succeed with short-term development and implementation. This study aimed to describe and analyse the retention of co-workership. A qualitative case study based on interviews and observations was conducted at an elderly care unit that had attracted a lot of attention for its organizational development, largely due to co-workership. The present study focused on retention of the active co-workership that the former development had resulted in. Four main challenges were identified as central to co-workership retention. The paper contributes to the scientific community concerning retention of organizational development efforts, particularly by emphasizing the concept of co-workership retention, which is crucial for producing excellent operational performance over extended periods of time.

Stockhult, Helen,1968-Örebro universitet,Handelshögskolan vid Örebro Universitet,School of Business, Örebro University, Sweden(Swepub:oru)hnst (author)
Tengblad, Stefan,1966Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Centrum för global HRM,Centre for Global Human Resource Management,Centre for Global HRM, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden(Swepub:his)tens (author)
Högskolan i SkövdeInstitutionen för handel och företagande (creator_code:org_t)

In:Human Resource Development International: Informa UK Limited24:4, s. 425-4451367-88681469-8374

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By the university: University of Gothenburg; Örebro University; University of Skövde

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