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To see or not to see: Importance of sensemaking in employee self-direction
2019 (English)In: Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, E-ISSN 2245-0157, Vol. 9, no 2, p. 25-45Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Being self-directed is one of the most sought-after employee attributes. The present study examines managers’ approaches to and conceptualization of employee self-directedness through semi-structured interviews with 13 managers from five companies in the Stockholm area. Analysis suggests two different emphases in trying to increase self-direction, with differing underlying assumptions: an evaluation emphasis where self-direction is conceptualized as an inherent property of the individual, and a cultivation emphasis suggesting a more interactionist perspective of self-direction as an emergent behavior based on the interaction of individual and situational characteristics. Further, a “seeing work”-skill emerged in all interviews, implicating situational judgment and attention as core to what is ultimately seen as successful self-direction. Managers with a cultivation emphasis mentioned as viable tactics those focused on supporting sensemaking and thus enriching the working situation to enable better discretionary situational judgements.

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2019. Vol. 9, no 2, p. 25-45
Keywords [en]
Sensemaking, self-direction, self-leadership, proactive behavior, knowledge work, Sweden, HRM, leadership, självgående, självledarskap, proaktivt beteende, kunskapsarbete, ledarskap, Applied Psychology, Tillämpad psykologi, Social Psychology, Socialpsykologi, Work Sciences, Arbetslivsstudier
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URN: urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-5879OAI: oai:DiVA.org:gih-5879DiVA, id: diva2:1362829
Available from: 2019-10-21 Created: 2019-10-21 Last updated: 2024-01-17Bibliographically approved

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