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Conditions for distributed leadership practices among managers in elder- and disability care organizations: A structural equation modeling approach
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- Hasselgren, Caroline, 1987 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Centrum för åldrande och hälsa (AgeCap),Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap,Centre for Ageing and Health (Agecap),Department of Sociology and Work Science
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- Dellve, Lotta, 1965 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap,Centrum för åldrande och hälsa (AgeCap),Department of Sociology and Work Science,Centre for Ageing and Health (Agecap)
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- Gillberg, Gunnar, 1958 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap,Department of Sociology and Work Science
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- Elsevier BV, 2021
- 2021
- English.
- In: International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances. - : Elsevier BV. - 2666-142X. ; 3
- Journal article (peer-reviewed)
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- Background Against the backdrop of worldwide increases in life expectancy, there is a growing concern about the future of health and social care services in many countries, including Sweden. This is not least due to expected cutbacks in tax revenues and increasing staff shortages in the welfare sector. Challenges such as these have spurred leadership reforms aimed at mobilizing employee engagement and promoting job attractiveness. For instance, distributed leadership, whereby leader responsibilities are distributed and shared among team members, has gained momentum in recent decades. Nevertheless, there is still limited knowledge as to whether and how organizational conditions impact first-line managers’ inclination to distribute influence and control. Objective This study aims to examine the organizational precursors of two interrelated aspects of distributed leadership among first-line managers in municipal elder- and disability care: collaborative decision-making and the presence (or lack of) a participatory leadership approach. Methods Utilizing survey data from managers working in the elder- and disability care sectors in the municipality of Gothenburg, Sweden (N = 250), associations between conditions and aspects of distributed leadership were analyzed by means of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Results Both aspects of distributed leadership were positively and significantly associated with managers’ perceptions of having well-functioning collaborations with their employees (β = 0.277 [0.122–0.432]; β = 0.492 [0.346–0.637]) as well as with the managers’ active participation in development work aimed at, e.g., promoting organizational trust (β = 0.242 [0.039–0.446]; β = 0.251 [0.103–0.398]). No significant associations between distributed leadership and support from senior management or positive collaborations with support functions were observed in the controlled analyses. However, managers’ perceptions of organizational governance deficits were shown to be significantly and positively associated with having a more participatory leadership approach (β = 0.261 [0.032–0.491]). Conclusions In line with the notion of distributed leadership as a “collective activity”, which is realized in the interaction between managers and their employees, the findings demonstrate that trusting collaborations with responsible and knowledgeable employees play a key role in its practical implementation. Also, distributed leadership, and the work team relations through which it is enabled, are likely to mutually and positively reinforce each other. Additionally, the analyses revealed that managers’ experiences of poor organizational governance appear to promote certain distributed leadership practices. Potentially, this could be because such deficits encourage them to seek support and guidance from their employees, but more research exploring these mechanisms is needed.
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- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Sociologi -- Sociologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Sociology -- Sociology (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Arbetslivsstudier (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Work Sciences (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation, hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy (hsv//eng)
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