Course memo Autumn 2021
Course presentation
Headings denoted with an asterisk ( * ) is retrieved from the course syllabus version Autumn 2019
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
- Defintions of health, well-being and sustainablity
- Organizational and social factors impacting health
- How leadership impacts health and sustainability
- Systematic OHS
- Methods and approaches for development of employee health and sustainable work
Intended learning outcomes
The students shall after their studies be able to:
- analyze and reflect on major social and organizational issues related to employee health
- analyze and reflect on employee health and sustainable work from a system perspectiv
- analyze and reflect on how leadership impacts health and sustainable work
- analyze and reflect on how a work organization can perform systematic OHS management for promoting health and preventing illness
- suggest relevant and scientifcally based measures at individual, group and organizational levels for developing employee health and sustainabe work
Detailed plan
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1/11, 13-17: Course introduction and lectures Location: Campus Flemingsberg, Conference room 9504, floor 9 or online
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Course information and lectures on the topics Leadership and sustainable work from; System perspectives on sustainable leadership Teacher: Andrea Eriksson |
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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10/11, 13-16.00: 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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11/11 10-12: Mandatory seminar 1 Location: Online
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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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11/11 13-14: 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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17/11, 9-12: Lectures Location, hybrid: Campus Flemingsberg, Conference room 9504, floor 9 or online
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Managerial and organizational approaches to sustainability; Learning and development 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 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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18/11 13.-17: Mandatory seminar 2 Location: Campus Flemingsberg, Conference room 9504, floor 9 or online |
Students make presentation of their selection of cases Seminar leader: Andrea Eriksson |
Deadline: Hand in your assignment no later than the 16th of November.
Please see specific instructions for the assignment on Canvas |
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24/11 9-12.00, Workshop and lectures Lunch and reflect 13.00 Location: Campus Flemingsberg, Conference room 9504, floor 9
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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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25/11 9-12: Lectures, Location, hybrid: Campus Flemingsberg, Conference room 6316, floor 6 or online
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Leadership and social sustainable working conditions – example from a case study of lean transformation in the industry
Teacher: Malin Håkansson |
Recommended (not mandatory) reading: Håkansson, M. (2019). Lean Transformation of Industrial Work: Understanding What Supports Socially Sustainable Working Conditions During Lean Manufacturing (Doctoral dissertation, KTH Royal Institute of Technology). Focus on pages 18-39
Håkansson, M., Holden, R. J., Eriksson, A., & Dellve, L. (2017). Managerial practices that support lean and socially sustainable working conditions. Nordic journal of working life studies, 7(3).
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29/11 8.30-9.30: Supervision, Location: Online |
Possibilities for supervision from Andrea on the content of the assignment for seminar 3 |
Think trough questions you have regarding selection of case/the overall assignment |
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2/12 10-12: Lectures Location: Online
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Job crafting; age management,
Teacher: Ellen Jaldestad |
Recommended (not mandatory) reading: Jaldestad, E., Eriksson, A., Blom, P., & Östlund, B. (2021). Factors Influencing Retirement Decisions among Blue-Collar Workers in a Global Manufacturing Company—Implications for Age Management from A System Perspective. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(20), 10945. 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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6/12 9-12 Lecture and workshop Location, hybrid: Campus Flemingsberg, Conference room 9504, floor 9 or online
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The importance of leadership support for reducing physical strain in work Teacher: Mikael Forsman Coaching approaches; development of learning approaches; Workshop leader and teacher: Andrea Eriksson |
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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8/12 9-12: Mandatory seminar 3 8/12 13-14: Reflections on group processes Location: Campus Flemingsberg, Conference room 9504, floor 9 Please bring your own laptop if participating on Campus or online |
Students make presentation of ongoing work with cases; visualization of plans for implementation and evaluation
Seminar Leader: Andrea Eriksson |
Deadline: Hand in a “half-way” draft of your report no later than the 5th of December.
Please see specific instructions for the assignment on Canvas Please watch video lecture on group processes posted on Canvas in before the reflection session. |
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13/12 11-12: Location, hybrid: Campus Flemingsberg, Conference room 9504, floor 9 Please bring your own laptop if participating on Campus or online Possibilities for lunch and reflect at 12!
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Possibilities for supervision on the content of the final report for seminar 5 |
Think trough questions you have regarding the overall assignment |
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15/12 9-15 Mandatory seminar 4 Location: Campus Flemingsberg, online
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Seminar on Leadership behavior
Seminar leader: Simon Elvnäs
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Prepare for the seminar by 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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13/1 January 9-17 Mandatory final seminar 5
Location: Campus Flemingsberg, Conference room 9504, floor 9 or online
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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 6th of January. 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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Round Facts
Start date
1 Nov 2021
Course offering
- Autumn 2021-52059
Language Of Instruction
English