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. 2020 Dec 3;34(1):1-15.
doi: 10.1108/LHS-06-2020-0041.

Leadership for a healthy work environment - a question about who, what and how

Åsa Vidman  1 , Annika Strömberg  2
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Leadership for a healthy work environment - a question about who, what and how

Åsa Vidman et al. Leadersh Health Serv (Bradf Engl). .

Abstract

Purpose: Recruiting and retaining staff to work with elderly people in social care is a global issue. The quality of leadership is considered important because it influences employees' job satisfaction, job turnover and health. This paper aims to identify leadership that employees in residential elderly care facilities in Sweden consider as contributing towards a healthy work environment.

Design/methodology/approach: The authors interviewed 14 persons employed in facilities organized in different ways. The data from these interviews was analysed using qualitative content analysis..

Findings: The results showed that the employees felt that their health partly depended on the attributes that leaders possessed, what leaders do and how leaders do it. This study confirms that leadership influences the perception of a healthy workplace. It also shows that questions about leadership are complex.

Originality/value: Research about factors that increase health risks is wide-ranging; however, research that examines factors that promote health, especially how leadership influences employees' well-being, is not as comprehensive.

Keywords: Elderly care; Health; Leadership; Qualitative content analysis; Work environment.

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