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Relationen mellan ledarskap och hållbarhet i svenska kommuner
University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, Department of Business and Economic Studies, Business administration.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, Department of Business and Economic Studies, Business administration.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Sustainable development
The essay/thesis is partially on sustainable development according to the University's criteria
Abstract [sv]

Sammanfattning

 

Titel: Relationen mellan ledarskap och hållbarhet i svenska kommuner.

Nivå: Examensarbete på Grundnivå (kandidatexamen) i ämnet företagsekonomi 

Författare: Latifa Aitattaleb & Karin Östling

Handledare: Daniella Fjellström

Datum: 2022 - juni

 

Syfte: Syftet med undersökningen är att skapa förståelse för hur Sveriges kommunala organisationer arbetar med hållbarhet och relevansen av CSR, samt att bidra till ökad kunskap inom den offentliga sektorn om hållbarhet och Agenda 2030. Detta syfte besvaras med hjälp av följande forskningsfrågor; Hur påverkar ledarskapet hållbarhetsarbetet i svenska kommuner? På vilket sätt är CSR relevant inom kommunal verksamhet? samt Hur arbetar svenska kommuner med Agenda 2030 i sitt hållbarhetsarbete?

 

Metod: Forskningen består av en kvalitativ studie med semistrukturerade intervjuer genomförda på nio respondenter från åtta olika kommuner med befattningar med ledarroll. De semistrukturerade intervjuerna innehöll frågor som berörde ledarskap, hållbarhet samt Agenda 2030.

 

Resultat och slutsats: Resultatet visar att ledare inom offentlig organisation har en påverkan i engagemang och medvetenhet inom hållbarhetsfrågor genom sitt ledarskap, vilket kan stärkas genom att praktisera en etisk ledarstil. Termen CSR förekommer inte i den offentliga sektorn eftersom dess kärnverksamhet redan syftar på att öka samhällsnyttan lokalt. Resultaten visade även att kommuner aktivt arbetar med att integrera Agenda 2030 genom olika styrdokument och strategier samt deltagande i Glokala Sverige. 

 

Examensarbetets bidrag: Denna studie har bidragit till fördjupad kunskap om hur landets kommuner arbetar med hållbarhet i allmänhet och Agenda 2030 i synnerlighet. Den stärker tidigare studier och bidrar dessutom med att ge en bredare, aktuell insikt hur det aktiva arbetet med hållbarhet genom ledarskap praktiseras i den offentliga sektorn. 

 

Förslag till fortsatt forskning: För att kunna få ytterligare infallsvinklar så föreslår vi att gruppintervjuer genomförs under samma tema inom offentlig sektor, där en grupp representerar ledning och en styrelse, för att utmynna än mer förståelse och kunskap i ämnet. 

Abstract [en]

Abstract

 

Title: The relationship between leadership and sustainability in Swedish municipalities.

Level: Bachelor's degree in the subject Business Administration

Authors: Latifa Aitattaleb & Karin Östling

Supervisor: Daniella Fjellström

Date: 2022 - June

 

Aim: The purpose of the survey is to create an understanding of how Sweden's municipal organizations work with sustainability and the relevance of CSR, and to contribute to increased knowledge in the public sector about sustainability and Agenda 2030. This purpose is answered with the help of the following research questions; How does leadership affect the sustainability work in Swedish municipalities? In what way is CSR relevant in municipal activities? and How do Swedish municipalities work with Agenda 2030 in their sustainability work?

 

Method: The research consists of a qualitative study with semi-structured interviews conducted on nine respondents from eight different municipalities with positions that have leadership roles in different areas. The semi-structured interviews included questions related to leadership, sustainability and Agenda 2030 through various governing documents and strategies as well as participation in Glokala Sverige.

 

Result and conclusions: The result of this study shows that leaders in public organizations have an influence in commitment and awareness in sustainability issues through their leadership, which can be strengthened by an ethical leadership style. The term CSR does not occur in the public sector because its core business already aims to increase the benefit to society locally. The results also showed that municipalities are actively working to integrate Agenda 2030 through various governing documents and strategies as well as participation in Glokala Sverige.

 

Contribution of the thesis: This study has contributed to in-depth knowledge of how the country's municipalities work with sustainability in general and Agenda 2030 in particular. It strengthens previous studies and helps to provide a broader, relevant insight into how active work with sustainability through leadership is practiced in the public sector.

 

Suggestions for future research: In order to get further perspectives, we propose that group interviews would be conducted under the same theme in the public sector, where a group represents management and a group represents the bord, in order to result in even more understanding and knowledge in the subject. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 64
Keywords [en]
Leadership and organization, sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Agenda 2030
Keywords [sv]
Ledarskap och organisation, hållbarhet, Corporate Social Responsibility, Agenda 2030
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-38959OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-38959DiVA, id: diva2:1669003
Subject / course
Business administration
Educational program
Business administration
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Available from: 2022-06-19 Created: 2022-06-13 Last updated: 2025-10-02Bibliographically approved

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