Course memo Spring 2023
Course presentation
Headings denoted with an asterisk ( * ) is retrieved from the course syllabus version Spring 2023
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
•Definitions of health, well-being and sustainability
•Organizational and social factors affecting health
•How leadership affects health and sustainability
•Systematic work environment management
•Methods and approaches for developing employee health and sustainable work
•Literature search, review and source criticism
Intended learning outcomes
The students shall after their studies be able to:
•analyze and reflect on the most important social and organizational factors related to employee health
•analyze and reflect on employee health and sustainable work from a systems perspective
•analyze and reflect on how leadership affects health and sustainable work
•analyze and reflect on how work organizations can implement systematic work environment work that promotes health and prevents ill health
•propose relevant and scientifically-based leadership measures to develop employee health and sustainable work.
Detailed plan
Schedule CH2001 Leadership and sustainable work
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Learning activities |
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Preparation |
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19/1 9-15 Location: Campus Flemingsberg, T61 (possibility to participate online) |
Course information and lectures on the topics Leadership and sustainable work from; System perspectives on sustainable leadership Teacher: Andrea Eriksson |
Watch the recorded lecture posted on Canvas on Leadership and sustainable health
Go trough the course material posted on Canvas including all the assignments for the course
Start reflecting on what kind of case you could choose for the course assignment, Prepare any questions you have on the course content and the course assignments. We will discuss selection of potential cases for the course so please prepare your thoughts/ideas on selection of case.
Mandatory Reading: Dellve, L., & Eriksson, A. (2017). Health-promoting managerial work: A theoretical framework for a leadership program that supports knowledge and capability to craft sustainable work practices in daily practice and during organizational change. Societies, 7(2), 12.
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23/1, 9.00-12.00: Lectures, AE, Location: Online
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Definitions of health, well-being and sustainability; Different leadership styles and employee health Teacher: Andrea Eriksson
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Mandatory Reading: Dellve, L. & Eriksson, A. (2016) Work material supporting development of sustainable and health-promoting leadership in everyday work and during change. Focus on pages 5-16 and 19-24
Kira, M., & Forslin, J. (2008). Seeking regenerative work in the post-bureaucratic transition. Journal of organizational change management, 21(1), 76-91.
Bakker, A. B., Demerouti, E., & Sanz-Vergel, A. I. (2014). Burnout and work engagement: The JD–R approach. Annu. Rev. Organ. Psychol. Organ. Behav., 1(1), 389-411.
Recommended reading:
Coetzer, M. F., Bussin, M. H., & Geldenhuys, M. (2017). Servant leadership and work-related well-being in a construction company. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 43(1), 1-10.
Skakon, J., Nielsen, K., Borg, V., & Guzman, J. (2010). Are leaders' well-being, behaviours and style associated with the affective well-being of their employees? A systematic review of three decades of research. Work & stress, 24(2), 107-139. |
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23/1 13.00-15.00: Supervision, Location: Online |
Possibilities for supervision from Andrea on the content of the assignment for seminar 2 |
Think trough questions you have regarding selection of case/the overall assignment |
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24/1, 10-12, Mandatory lecture, Location: Online |
Source criticism, database searches, reference management Teachers: Magdalena Svanberg and Miritt Zisser from KTH Library
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Bring any questions you have on data base searches and reference management. |
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25/1 9.00-12.00: Mandatory seminar 1 Location: Campus, T61 or online. Bring your laptop if participating on campus!
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Fishbone workshop (mapping of factors causing stress) inspired by chapter 1 in Nielsen’s and Noblet’s book Seminar leader: Andrea Eriksson |
Mandatory preparation: Read Chapter 1: Nielsen, K., & Noblet, A. (Eds.). (2018). Organizational Interventions for Health and Well-being: A Handbook for Evidence-based Practice. Routledge. |
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Mandatory seminar 2 1/2 10.00-12.00: Location, hybrid: Campus, T61 or online. Bring your laptop if participating on campus
1/2, 13-15: Lecture Location, hybrid: Campus, T61 or online
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10-12: Students make presentation of their selection of cases Seminar leader: Andrea Eriksson
13-15: The importance of leadership support for reducing physical strain in work Teacher: Mikael Forsman |
Deadline: Hand in your assignment no later than the 29th of January.
Please see specific instructions for the assignment on Canvas |
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2/2 10.00-12: Lectures Location: Online
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Job crafting; age management,
Teacher: Ellen Jaldestad |
Recommended (not mandatory) reading: Tims, M., & Bakker, A. B. (2010). Job crafting: Towards a new model of individual job redesign. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 36(2), 1-9.
Wrzesniewski, A., & Dutton, J. E. (2001). Crafting a job: Revisioning employees as active crafters of their work. Academy of management review, 26(2), 179-201 J
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2/2 13.00-16.00 Workshop and lecture Location, hybrid: Campus Flemingsberg, T61 or online Bring your laptop if participating on campus!
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Coaching approaches; development of learning approaches
Workshop leader and teacher: Andrea Eriksson |
Please see video lectures on Canvas in before, please go to Canvas for more information.
Mandatory reading: Dellve, L. & Eriksson, A. (2016) Work material supporting development of sustainable and health-promoting leadership in everyday work and during change. Focus on pages 30-34 |
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6/2 13.00-16.00, Mandatory Seminar 3 only at Campus Flemingsberg, T61 Bring your own laptop! |
Literature search workshop
Workshop leaders: Magdalena Svanberg and Miritt Zisser from KTH Library
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Prepare search words before the seminar, see specific instructions on canvas. Hand in the results of the literature searches after the worksh
Deadlines: 29th of January and 13th of February |
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7/2 9.00-15.00
Mandatory seminar 4 only at Campus Flemingsberg, T61
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Seminar on Leadership behavior
Seminar leader and teacher: Simon Elvnäs, PhD-student KTH |
Mandatory reading: Holmberg, I., & Tyrstrup, M. (2010). Well then-What now? An everyday approach to managerial leadership. Leadership, 6(4), 353-372.
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9/2 9.00-15.00 Location, hybrid: Campus Flemingsberg, T61 or online
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· Crisis management and leaders’ competencies · Health-promoting leadership examples from Estonia
Teacher: Karin Reinhold, guest teacher from Tallinn Univeristy of Technology |
Recommended reading: Järvis, M., & Reinhold, K. (2022). Crisis Management and Leadership: A Search for Competencies in SMEs. In Crisis Management for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) (pp. 59-76). Springer, Cham. |
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16/2 13.00-16.00: Lectures, Location, hybrid: Campus Flemingsberg, T54, or online
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Managerial and organizational approaches to sustainability; Group processes; Teacher: Andrea Eriksson
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Please see video lectures on Canvas in before, go to Canvas for more information.
Mandatory reading: Dellve, L. & Eriksson, A. (2016) Work material supporting development of sustainable and health-promoting leadership in everyday work and during change. Focus on pages 25-29; 34-40
Recommended reading: Strömgren, M., Eriksson, A., Bergman, D., & Dellve, L. (2016). Social capital among healthcare professionals: A prospective study of its importance for job satisfaction, work engagement and engagement in clinical improvements. International journal of nursing studies, 53, 116-125. |
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17/2 9-10 Online |
Possibilities for supervision from Andrea on the content of the final course assignment |
Think trough questions you have regarding the overall assignment/ongoing work with cases |
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22/2 9.00-12.00: Mandatory seminar 5 Location, hybrid: Campus Flemingsberg, T61 or online
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Students present and discuss ongoing work with cases; plans for implementation and evaluation
Seminar Leader: Andrea Eriksson |
Please see specific instructions for the assignment on Canvas. Prepare a visualization of plans for implementation and evaluation that you shortly present in smaller groups the seminar. |
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Mandatory seminar 6 27/2 13.00-16.00, Workshop and lecture Location: Only at Campus Flemingsberg, T61
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Leadership, the brain and stress Teacher: Teresa Söderhjelm |
Watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuyPuH9ojCE
Reflect on when stress is something positive for you and when is more destructive. Reflect also on what you do for stress off/unwind.
Recommended reading: Dellve, L. & Eriksson, A. (2016) Work material supporting development of sustainable and health-promoting leadership in everyday work and during change. Focus on pages 17-18 |
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14/3 8.00-17.00 Mandatory final seminar 7
Location: Campus Flemingsberg, T61
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Students make final presentations of cases
Seminar leader: Andrea Eriksson |
Deadline: Hand in a draft of your report no later than the 7th of March. Prepare peer review Please see specific instructions for the assignment on Canvas |
Preparations before course start
Literature
Bakker, A. B., Demerouti, E., & Sanz-Vergel, A. I. (2014). Burnout and work engagement: The JD–R approach. Annu. Rev. Organ. Psychol. Organ. Behav., 1(1), 389-411.
Dellve, L. & Eriksson, A. (2016) Work material supporting development of sustainable and health-promoting leadership in everyday work and during change.
Dellve, L., & Eriksson, A. (2017). Health-promoting managerial work: A theoretical framework for a leadership program that supports knowledge and capability to craft sustainable work practices in daily practice and during organizational change. Societies, 7(2), 12.
Holmberg, I., & Tyrstrup, M. (2010). Well then-What now? An everyday approach to managerial leadership. Leadership, 6(4), 353-372
Kira, M., & Forslin, J. (2008). Seeking regenerative work in the post-bureaucratic transition. Journal of organizational change management, 21(1), 76-91.
Nielsen, K., & Noblet, A. (Eds.). (2018). Organizational Interventions for Health and Well-being: A Handbook for Evidence-based Practice. Routledge.
Swedish Work Environment Authority’s guide to improvement work: https://www.av.se/globalassets/filer/publikationer/broschyrer/english/guide-to-improving-the-work-environment-adi683eng.pdf
Additional literature that the student chooses depending on the focus of the individual assignments.
All literature is available digital through KTH library or Canvas.
Support for students with disabilities
Students at KTH with a permanent disability can get support during studies from Funka:
Examination and completion
Grading scale
A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Examination
- RED1 - Assignments, seminars, 3.5 credits, Grading scale: P, F
- RED2 - Action plan report, 4.0 credits, Grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
The section below is not retrieved from the course syllabus:
Assignments, seminars ( RED1 )
Requirements for passing RED1 include active participation in seminar 1-4 including approved assignments handed in connection to the seminars.
Action plan report ( RED2 )
Requirements for passing RED2 include approved final report and active participation in seminar 5
Other requirements for final grade
The grading is done using the following scale: A, B, C, D, E, F, and is based on the examinations in the course and on the manifested progression of fulfilling the intended learning outcomes in the course goals. For getting a final grade both RED1 and RED2 need to be passed. Active participation and presentation of assignments at mandatory seminars is required for passing the course. The results of the assignments, written assignments and oral accomplishments at the seminars are weighted together in the final grade (A-F). Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4 are examined in RED1. Learning outcomes 1, 4 and 5 are examined in RED2.
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
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Contacts
Round Facts
Start date
17 Jan 2023
Course offering
- Spring 2023-61686
Language Of Instruction
English