Hur engageras medarbetare i ledningens vision? En studie inom intern kommunikation.
2017 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
How do employees become engaged in the top management's vision? A study within internal communication. (English)
Abstract [sv]
Titel: Hur engageras medarbetare i ledningens vision? En studie inom intern kommunikation.
Nyckelord: Internal communication, hierarchical communication, corporate communication, organizational communication, sensemaking, employee engagement, message distortion
Syfte: Skapa ökad förståelse för hur en ledning, via sin interna kommunikation, kan öka medarbetarnas engagemang.
Metod: Studien har utförts med en kvalitativ ansats där data samlats in via intervjuer med tretton respondenter fördelade på ledningsgrupp, enhetschefer, gruppchefer och medarbetare.
Bidrag: Genom praktisk tillämpning av en teoretisk modell (Welch & Jackson 2007) har en visions väg genom en organisation granskats. Aktiviteter har identifierats vilka kan förklara graden av engagemang samt hur väl visionen förankrats på medarbearnivå.
Originalitet: Intervjuerna är utförda på samtliga nivåer i en hierarkisk organisation. Studien täcker således mer än en nivås perspektiv på den interna kommunikationen.
Abstract [en]
Title: How do employees become engaged in the top management ́s vision? A study within internal communication.
Key words: Internal communication, hierarchical communication, corporate communication, organizational communication, sensemaking, employee engagement, message distortion
Purpose: To increase the understanding of how a management, through the use of internal communication, can increase the employees’ engagement.
Method: The study has been conducted with a qualitative approach. Data has been assembled through 13 interviews with top management, unit managers, group managers, and employees.
Contributions: By practical application of a theoretical model (Welch & Jackson 2007), a vision's path through an organization has been reviewed. Activities have been identified that can explain the level of engagement and how well the vision has anchored on employee level.
Originality: The interviews have been conducted on all levels of a hierarchical organization. Therefore, the study covers more than one group’s perspective on the internal communication.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017. , p. 63
Keywords [en]
Internal communication, hierarchical communication, corporate communication, organizational communication, sensemaking, employee engagement, message distortion
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-47929OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-47929DiVA, id: diva2:1073877
Subject / course
Business Administration
Educational program
Programme in Business and Economics
Supervisors
Examiners
2017-02-142017-02-132017-02-14Bibliographically approved