A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Servant Leadership in a Nordic Healthcare Organization (2022)

Halonen, K., & Riivari, E. (2022). Servant Leadership in a Nordic Healthcare Organization. In S. Dhiman, & G. E. Roberts (Eds.), Palgrave Handbook of Servant Leadership. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69802-7_72-1

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Halonen, Katja; Riivari, Elina

Parent publication: Palgrave Handbook of Servant Leadership

Parent publication editors: Dhiman, Satinder; Roberts, Gary E.

eISBN: 978-3-030-69802-7

Publication year: 2022

Number of pages in the book: 950

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Place of Publication: Cham

Publication country: Switzerland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69802-7_72-1

Publication open access: Not open

Publication channel open access: Channel is not openly available

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/80628

Additional information: Living reference work

Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to deepen the understanding of employees’ perceptions of servant leadership (SL) in the context of healthcare organizations. The empirical findings are based on the analysis of qualitative data collected in a Nordic healthcare organization that supports SL. Based on theory-driven content analysis, perceptions of SL were evaluated based on Spears’ definition of SL, which this chapter supports and develops. The findings show that SL seems to be a suitable approach for leadership in a healthcare organization. Its ethical and human-centered values especially seem to fit the context of healthcare.

Keywords: managers and executives; leadership (activity); leadership (properties); supervisors; service culture; ethicality; public health service; organisations (systems); content analysis

Free keywords: servant leadership; supervisors; healthcare organization; Nordic countries; content analysis

Contributing organizations

Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2022

JUFO rating: 3