Browsing Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap (SAM) by Subject "Knowledge work"
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A constant potential for leadership? Management and leadership acts from frontline managers in publicwelfare knowledge work
(OsloMet Avhandling 2019;Nr. 28, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2019)Avhandlingen undersøker hvordan sjefer for kunnskapsarbeidere i offentlig velferdsarbeid utøver styring og ledelse. Den fyller et behov for empirisk forskning på disse handlingene fra et ansattperspektiv. Studien bidrar ... -
Knowledge and Position: How to Manage Ambiguous Public Welfare Work
(Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;Volume 9, Number 2, June 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-19)This study draws on 41 interviews with managers and employees in the Norwegian public welfare services. The findings describe how employees in ambiguous semi-professional work experience frontline managers as knowledgeable. ... -
Leading for better outcomes: social work as knowledge work
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This article explores how leadership practices have the potential to improve decisions and outcomes in social work. Through a literature review, the article identifies social work managers’ use of adaptive, administrative ...