Upplevelser av krav, kontroll, stöd och stress i mellanchefers dagliga arbete.

• Main Authors: Edman, Veronica, Henningsson, Emelie
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Högskolan i Gävle, Psykologi 2018
• Subjects: Middle managers; demands; controll; support; stress; Mellanchefer; krav; kontroll; stöd och stress; Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology); Psykologi (exklusive tillämpad psykologi)
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-27164

The role as a middle-manager is complex. They often tend to be squeezed between the management and the staff.  For this reason, it is very important that there is a good balance between demand, control, support and stress at work. Studies show that such balance is of great importance in facilitating the middle management's complex work situation. The aim of the study was to analyse middle manager’s experiences of demand, control, support and stress in their daily work. Semi-structured interviews with six middle managers on a private company were performed, and the result was analysed with deductive thematic analysis. All middle managers felt that they constantly experienced stress at work, and that the right proportions of demand, control and support could help them handle the stress at work.