The effect of leadership on psychological well-being in a Russian company’s workplace
Katorina, Olga (2021)
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021112321268
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021112321268
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The objective of the thesis was to find out what is the leadership style in the department “X” of the “TGC-1” company, and to understand what impact this leadership style and work atmosphere have on the employees’ psychological well-being. Nowadays, mental disorders in the workplace are common. The reasons for that can be an unhealthy working atmosphere and not structured leadership as well as abuse from superior-position employers. A role of a leader is significant in the company. A leader with the right attitude, improved soft skills, and structured leadership can motivate employees for effective work. Unstructured leadership in a company could lead to many issues, such as instability in the company’s operations and profits.
The qualitative research method was used as the main research method. The method of data collection was conducted with the help of five semi-structured interviews with employees from the case company. The open sources were used as a secondary data collection to get the theory. To analyze the data, the SWOT Analysis and deductive approach method were used. With the help of the interview and secondary data collection, the needed data was collected and summarized in SWOT Tables. The analysis demonstrated that department “X” has a Bureaucratic leadership style, and the impact is on the psychological well-being of employees is satisfactory. The impact of the work atmosphere on department “X” is positively good.
The conclusion is that leadership is complicated, and a leader can never be perfect. Additionally, thankfulness to employees’ work is important, because it is heavy for them to find a motivation to perform and develop when their work is not appreciated enough. Without the needed support and positive work atmosphere, employees may experience burnout. The thesis provides the relevant theory and empirical research. The theory and empirical research are linked together and all information that is included in the thesis is valuable.
The qualitative research method was used as the main research method. The method of data collection was conducted with the help of five semi-structured interviews with employees from the case company. The open sources were used as a secondary data collection to get the theory. To analyze the data, the SWOT Analysis and deductive approach method were used. With the help of the interview and secondary data collection, the needed data was collected and summarized in SWOT Tables. The analysis demonstrated that department “X” has a Bureaucratic leadership style, and the impact is on the psychological well-being of employees is satisfactory. The impact of the work atmosphere on department “X” is positively good.
The conclusion is that leadership is complicated, and a leader can never be perfect. Additionally, thankfulness to employees’ work is important, because it is heavy for them to find a motivation to perform and develop when their work is not appreciated enough. Without the needed support and positive work atmosphere, employees may experience burnout. The thesis provides the relevant theory and empirical research. The theory and empirical research are linked together and all information that is included in the thesis is valuable.