
As a team leader, one experiences high demands from both above and below, while the lack of resources to meet all requirements shines with its absence. The purpose of this study is to examine the team leaders' perceived resources to fulfill their function as a team leader for the Police Authority in Sweden as well as how they are perceiving the demands from both superiors and employees. We used a qualitative method in the form of semi structured interviews of 8 team leaders followed by individual coding thematic analysis. The results portrays that many of the line managers experience pressure due to a high administrative burden, lack of staff, lack of time and lack of introduction to the work as well as a feeling of powerlessness in the lack of room for maneuver that arises due to demands from above and below. However, the results also show that the line managers are content in the feeling of being able to influence both their and their employees' situation to a certain extent, that they appreciate the perceived collegial support and that they are facing more career opportunities.
Som gruppchef upplevs krav både under och ovanifrån samtidigt som bristen på resurser för att bemöta alla krav lyser med sin frånvaro. Syftet med denna studie är därför att studera gruppchefers upplevda förutsättningar och hinder i deras funktion för att fullfölja sitt uppdrag inom tjänsten som gruppchef för yttre verksamhet inom Polismyndigheten i Sverige. För studien använde vi oss av en kvalitativ metod i form av semistrukturerade intervjuer av 8 respondenter med påföljande individuell kodning och tematisk analys. Resultatet påvisade att många av gruppcheferna upplever press på grund av en hög administrativ belastning, personalbrist, tidsbrist och bristande introduktion till arbetet samt en känsla av maktlöshet inom bristen på handlingsutrymme som uppstår i och med ställda krav både ovan- och underifrån. Dock påvisar även resultaten att gruppcheferna trivs med känslan av att kunna påverka både sin och sina medarbetares situation till en viss del, att de uppskattar det upplevda kollegiala stödet samt att karriärmöjligheterna blir fler.
krav, the Police Authority, uppdrag, assignments, styrning, Social Sciences, Samhällsvetenskap, Polismyndigheten, governance, ledning, team leaders, resources, requirements, resurser, management, gruppchefer
krav, the Police Authority, uppdrag, assignments, styrning, Social Sciences, Samhällsvetenskap, Polismyndigheten, governance, ledning, team leaders, resources, requirements, resurser, management, gruppchefer
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