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

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

OAV027

Valid from

Autumn semester 2025

Education level

Second cycle

Progressive Specialisation

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

Main area(s)

Social Work, Work Life Studies

Organisation

School of Health, Care and Social Welfare

Ratified

2024-11-26

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: 2026-01-23

    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