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Course syllabus - Management and Organizations within Health and Social Welfare Applied in Practise

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

OAV027

Education level

Second cycle

Progressive Specialisation

A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Work Life Studies, Social Work

School

Department of Social Sciences and Humanities

Ratified

2024-11-26

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2025-11-25
    • Latest update: 2025-11-25

    Articles

    Andersson, T., & Tengblad, S,

    Medledarskap: Ledarskap som kollektiv initiativförmåga

    Astvik, W., Larsson, R., & Welander, J,

    Arbetsmiljön i tillitsbaserad styrning och ledning:-exempel från socialtjänsten

    Arbetsmarknad & Arbetsliv, 26(4), 25-45,

    Barrett, F. J,

    Creating appreciative learning cultures.

    Organizational dynamics, 24(2), 36-49,

    Berntsson, E., Wallin, L. & Härenstam, A,

    Typical situations for managers in the Swedish public sector: Cluster analysis of working conditions using the Job Demands-Resources Model

    International Public Management Journal, 15(1), 100-130,

    Bringselius, L,

    Styra och leda med tillit: Forskning och praktik

    Stockholm: Regeringskansliet/ Norstedts juridik. ,

    Bushe, G. R,

    Appreciative inquiry model

    In E. H. Kessler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Management Theory (pp. 42-43). Los Angeles, CA: Sage,

    Dellve, L., & Eriksson, A,

    Hållbart ledarskap: i vardag och förändring

    Diefenbach, T,

    New Public Management in public sector organizations: The dark sides of managerialistic ‘enlightenment’

    Public Administration, 87(4), 892–909,

    Hood, C,

    A public management for all seasons?

    Public administration, 69(1), 3-19,

    Kelloway, E. K., & Barling, J,

    Leadership development as an intervention in occupational health psychology

    Work & Stress, 24(3), 260-279,

    Shain, M., & Kramer, D.M,

    Health promotion in the workplace: Framing the concept; reviewing the evidence

    Occupational Environmental Medicine, 61(7), 643-648,

    Strömgren, M., Dellve, L., & Eriksson, A,

    Hälsofrämjande arbetsmiljö–en framgångsfaktor för god vård

    Socialmedicinsk tidskrift, 94(2), 177-185,

    Sverke, M., Falkenberg, H., Kecklund, G., Magnusson Hanson, L., & Lindfors, P,

    Kvinnors och mäns arbetsvillkor – betydelsen av organisatoriska faktorer och psykosocial arbetsmiljö för arbets- och hälsorelaterade utfall.

    URL: Link

    Kunskapssammanställning 2016:2 Stockholm: Arbetsmiljöverket. ,

    von Thiele Schwarz, U., Nielsen, K., Edwards, K, ; Hasson, H., Ipsen, C., Savage, C., Abildgaard, J. S, ; Richter, A., Lornudd, C., Mazzocato, P., & Reed, J. E,

    How to design, implement and evaluate organizational interventions for maximum impact: the Sigtuna Principles

    URL: Link

    European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 30(3), 415-427,

    Welander, J., Astvik, W., & Isaksson, K,

    Corrosion of trust: Violation of psychological contracts as a reason for turnover amongst social workers

    URL: Link

    Nordic Social Work Research, 7(1), 67-79,

    Welander, J., Astvik, W., & Hellgren, J,

    Stressrelaterad ohälsa och arbetstrivsel hos medarbetare och chefer i socialtjänsten

    Arbetsmarknad & Arbetsliv, 2, 8-26,

    West, M. A. & Lyubovnikova, J,

    Illusions of team working in health care

    Journal of Health Organization and Management, 27(1), 134-142,

    Wirtz, N., Rigotti, T., Otto, K., & Loeb, C,

    What About the Leader? Crossover of Emotional Exhaustion and Work Engagement From Followers to Leaders

    URL: Link

    Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 22(1), 86–97,

    Other Materials

Grade

Three-grade scale