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How the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the leadership and the direction of the organization
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Quality Management and Mechanical Engineering.
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Quality Management and Mechanical Engineering.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med denna magisteruppsats har varit att utforska hur Covid-19 pandemin har påverkat ledarskapet och organisationens riktning. 

 

Covid-19 pandemin har påverkar olika delar av ledarskapet. Resultaten visar tydligt att chefer känner sig överbelastade eftersom de måste hantera många administrativa uppgifter och alternerande möten. På grund av brist på tid och balans mellan arbete och privatliv har förmågan att ha en helhetssyn, tolka och ta in perspektiv utifrån och in och inifrån och ut varit en utmaning för ledarna. Resultatet indikerar även på behovet av tydliga kommunikationskanaler mellan ledarna, de anställda och deras kunder om vilka åtgärder som krävs för att anpassa sig till den nya situationen som pandemin har medfört.

 

Under pandemin har organisationerna tvingats att vidta snabba åtgärder baserat på föreskrifterna och begränsningarna från Folkhälsomyndigheten och regeringen. Etablerade digitala kanaler har använts men nya digitala kanaler har behövts identifieras för att skapa interaktion och relationer inom organisationen samt med kunderna.

 

Den snabba omvandlingen till den digitala världen har påverkat organisationens riktning att tänka annorlunda, vara mer flexibel och anpassningsbar till nya oväntade förändringar, såsom pandemin. Organisationerna har använt nyckelindikatorer för att identifiera och få en tydlig bild av hur pandemin har påverkat organisationens riktning internt och externt gentemot sina kunder. Denna nya digitala omvandling har också tvingat kunderna att gå in på nya digitala plattformar och interagera online med organisationerna. Den nya digitala medvetenheten från kunderna har framkallat nya digitala krav och tjänster som i sin tur har resulterat i behov av nya digitala självservice tjänster och en högre och starkare digital kompetens från organisationens kundtjänst.

 

En bidragande diskussion till organisationerna och samhället är att hänvisa till begreppet lönsamhet som en värdeskapande effekt som är hållbar över tid, kopplad till tre element: ledarskap, organisationens riktning och kundbehov.

 

Abstract [en]

The purpose of this thesis has been to explore how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the leadership and the direction of the organization.

 

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected various parts of the leadership. The results clearly indicate that managers feel overloaded since they have to handle a lot of administrative tasks and alternating meetings. Due to lack of time and balance between work and private life, the ability to have a holistic view, interpret and take in perspectives from outside-in and inside-out has been a challenge for the leaders. The results also indicated the need for clear communication between the leaders and the employees and their customers about what actions are required in order to adapt to the new situation that the pandemic has imposed.

 

During the pandemic the organizations were forced to take fast action based on the regulations and restrictions from the Public Health Agency and the government. Established digital channels were used but new digital channels had to be identified to create interaction and relations within the organization and with the customers. 

The fast transformation to the digital world has affected the direction of the organization to think differently and be more flexible and adaptable to new unexpected changes, such as the pandemic. The organizations have used key indicators to identify and get a clear picture of how the pandemic has affected the direction of the organization internally and externally towards its customers. This new digital transformational shift has also forced the customers to enter new digital platforms and interact online with the organizations. The new digital awareness from the customers has induced new digital requirements and services which in turn have resulted in the need for new digital self-services and a higher and stronger digital competence from the organizations customer service.

 

A contributing discussion to the organizations and to the society is to refer to the concept of profitability as a value-creating effect sustainable over time, connected by three elements: leadership, direction of the organization and customer need. 

 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 70
Keywords [en]
Covid-19 pandemic, TQM (Total quality management), change management, direction of the organization, customer need, organizational culture, leadership during crisis, empathy, digital communication channels, digital competence, value-based leadership, self-leadership, authentic-leadership, goal oriented leadership, empathetic leadership, trust based leadership, health-enhancing leadership, systems thinking, innovation, creativity, team, togetherness, reflection, conscious decisions, profitability, work smarter
Keywords [sv]
Covid-19 pandemin, TQM (Total quality management), förändringsledning, ledning av organisation, kund behov, organisationskultur, leda under kris, empati, digitala kommunikationskanaler, digital kompetens, värdebaserat ledarskap, själv ledarskap, autentiskt ledarskap, målorienterat ledarskap, empatiskt ledarskap, tillitsbaserat ledarskap, hälsofrämjande ledarskap, systems thinking, innovation, kreativitet, grupp, togetherness, reflektion, medvetna beslut, lönsamhet, arbeta smartare
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Reliability and Maintenance
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-42964Local ID: KA-V21-A1-004OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-42964DiVA, id: diva2:1592179
Subject / course
Quality Management and Leadership LO1
Educational program
Master Degree in Quality Management and Leadership TKLEA 60 higher education credits
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2021-06-06

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