An integrative discourse perspective on positive leadership in public health care
| Autor: | Ilkka Johannes Salmi, Ville Pekka Pietiläinen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Attitude of Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject Discourse analysis Health Care Sector Organizational culture 050109 social psychology Context (language use) Professional Role Originality 0502 economics and business Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sociology Finland media_common Interpretation (philosophy) 05 social sciences Perspective (graphical) Focus Groups Middle Aged Social constructionism Organizational Culture Focus group Epistemology Leadership Female Public Health Administration Social psychology 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Leadership in Health Services. 30:44-58 |
| ISSN: | 1751-1879 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/lhs-04-2016-0016 |
| Popis: | Purpose This study aims to take a discursive view on positive leadership (PL). A positive approach has gained momentum in recent years as appropriate leadership practices are implemented in organizations. Despite the turn toward discursive approaches in organization studies, there is insufficient evidence supporting PL as a socially constructed experience. Design/methodology/approach The present study addresses an integrative discourse perspective for capturing the PL concept as a social process within the public health-care context. Findings Four meanings of PL are highlighted: role-taking, servicing, balancing and deciphering. Research limitations/implications The meanings shift the emphasis of certain PL definitions to a contextual interpretation. For scholars, the perspective demonstrates a multidimensional process approach in the desired organizational context as a counterbalance to one unanimously agreed-upon PL definition. Practical implications For leaders, an integrative discourse perspective offers tools for comprehending PL as a process: how to identify, negotiate and reconcile various PL meanings. Originality/value An integrative discourse perspective provides a novel perspective capturing the PL concept within the public health-care field. |
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