<p>Ett utvecklande ledarskap anses påverka organisationens motivation och prestation i positiv riktning. Försvarsmakten har sedan 2003 använt Gerry Larssons teori om det utvecklande ledarskapet som grund för ledarskap inom organisationen. Teorin anses vara gångbar såväl i militära sammanhang som i civila organisationer. Syftet med denna uppsats är att utifrån Försvarsmaktens ledarskapsmodell om Det utvecklandeledarskapet undersöka till vilken grad modellen tillämpas vid flygvapnets divisioner. Delar av frågeformuläret Utvecklande Ledarskap Ledarbedömning användes för att kartlägga den genomsnittlige ledarstilen. De 56 personerna som besvarade frågeformuläret gjorde det utifrån deras uppfattning av ledargestalter inom deras division. Resultatet visar att den genomsnittlige ledaren agerar genom handling och genom att vara föredöme. Ledaren tar viktiga beslut, står för dessa och är beredd att försvara dem. Han/hon uppfattas som relativt bra på att ge stöd till medarbetare i situationer där stöd behövs. Däremot uppfattas ledarensom sämre på att konfrontera medarbetare när deras beteende eller resultat inte överrensstämmer medverksamhetens mål. Behovet av konfrontation kan framkallas av divisionens gruppsociala problem eller av enskildas felaktiga handlingar eller dåliga prestation.</p> / <p>A developmental leadership is considered to affect the motivation and performance in a positivedirection. Since 2003, the Armed Forces have been using Gerry Larsson’s theory of the developing leadership as a basis for leadership within the organization. The theory is considered to be viable both in military contexts as in civil organizations. The purpose of this paper is to investigate to what extent the model is applied by the Air Force squadrons, using the Developmental Leadership theory. Parts of the Developing Leadership Questionnaire were used to identify the average leadership style. The 56 persons responding to the questionnaire did so based on how they perceive the leaders within their squadron. The results show that the average leader is acting through action and by being an exemplary model. The leader makes important decisions, stands accountable for them and is prepared to defend them. He/she is perceived as being fairly good at providing support to colleagues in situations where supportis needed. However, the leader is perceived as being less able to confront colleagues when their behavior or performance does not comply with the operational goals. The need for confrontation can be provoked by the division’s group-social issues or by the individual’s incorrect actions or bad performance.</p>

Flygverksamhet är till sin karaktär krävande, komplex och förenad med stora risker. I och med detta följer ett stort ansvarstagande. Syftet med denna uppsats är att skapa en djupare förståelse för ansvars- och säkerhetskulturen i Flygvapnet. Delfrågor som författaren ställer för att besvara problemformuleringen är: Hur ser ansvars- och säkerhetskulturen ut i Flygvapnet? Hur manifesteras den skriftligt i regler och policys? Hur upprätthålls och reproduceras den av medlemmarna? Det teoretiska ansatsen i uppsatsen utgörs av institutionell teori och ett sociokulturellt perspektiv. Den empiriska delen består av intervjuer, den flygoperationella manualen samt utbildningsreglemente grundläggande flygutbildning. För att besvara frågeställningarna används en kvalitativ metod och den empiriska delen analyseras med hjälp av det teoretiska perspektivet. Studien visar att ansvars- och säkerhetskulturen i Flygvapnet är väl rotad. Ansvarskulturen bygger på ett väl utvecklat formellt regelverk, starka traditioner formade under en lång tid och inflytelserik utbildning och pedagogik. En viktig del av ansvarskulturen utgörs av hur man tar hand om erfarenheter genom ett system för driftstörningsanmälningarna, vilket bygger på öppenhet varför sanktioner inte förekommer. Utmärkande för medlemmarna är: en god självkänsla, hög motivation, seriositet och en väl utvecklad etik. / Flight operations are by nature challenging, complex and full of risks. With this comes large responsibility. The purpose of this study is to create a deeper understanding of responsibility and safety culture of the Swedish Air Force. For the issue to be analysed the author sets the following questions: What is the responsibility and safety culture like in the Swedish Air Force? What is manifested in the written rules and policies? How is it maintained and reproduced by the members? The theoretical approach in this paper is the institutional theory and a socio-cultural perspective. The empirical part consists of interviews, the air operation manual and the training syllabus for basic flying training. To answer the questions a qualitative method is used and the empirical part is analysed using the theoretical perspective. The study shows that responsibility and safety culture in the Swedish Air Force is well rooted. Responsibility culture is based on well-developed formal regulations, strong traditions formed during long time and influential education and pedagogy. An important part of the responsibility culture is how to take care of experiences through a system of disruption notifications. This is based on transparency which is why sanctions do not appear. The attributes of the members are: self-esteem, high motivation, seriousness and a well-developed ethics.

Ett utvecklande ledarskap anses påverka organisationens motivation och prestation i positiv riktning. Försvarsmakten har sedan 2003 använt Gerry Larssons teori om det utvecklande ledarskapet som grund för ledarskap inom organisationen. Teorin anses vara gångbar såväl i militära sammanhang som i civila organisationer. Syftet med denna uppsats är att utifrån Försvarsmaktens ledarskapsmodell om Det utvecklandeledarskapet undersöka till vilken grad modellen tillämpas vid flygvapnets divisioner. Delar av frågeformuläret Utvecklande Ledarskap Ledarbedömning användes för att kartlägga den genomsnittlige ledarstilen. De 56 personerna som besvarade frågeformuläret gjorde det utifrån deras uppfattning av ledargestalter inom deras division. Resultatet visar att den genomsnittlige ledaren agerar genom handling och genom att vara föredöme. Ledaren tar viktiga beslut, står för dessa och är beredd att försvara dem. Han/hon uppfattas som relativt bra på att ge stöd till medarbetare i situationer där stöd behövs. Däremot uppfattas ledarensom sämre på att konfrontera medarbetare när deras beteende eller resultat inte överrensstämmer medverksamhetens mål. Behovet av konfrontation kan framkallas av divisionens gruppsociala problem eller av enskildas felaktiga handlingar eller dåliga prestation. / A developmental leadership is considered to affect the motivation and performance in a positivedirection. Since 2003, the Armed Forces have been using Gerry Larsson’s theory of the developing leadership as a basis for leadership within the organization. The theory is considered to be viable both in military contexts as in civil organizations. The purpose of this paper is to investigate to what extent the model is applied by the Air Force squadrons, using the Developmental Leadership theory. Parts of the Developing Leadership Questionnaire were used to identify the average leadership style. The 56 persons responding to the questionnaire did so based on how they perceive the leaders within their squadron. The results show that the average leader is acting through action and by being an exemplary model. The leader makes important decisions, stands accountable for them and is prepared to defend them. He/she is perceived as being fairly good at providing support to colleagues in situations where supportis needed. However, the leader is perceived as being less able to confront colleagues when their behavior or performance does not comply with the operational goals. The need for confrontation can be provoked by the division’s group-social issues or by the individual’s incorrect actions or bad performance.

Uppsatsen granskar talet om erfarenheter från internationella övningar – hur de värderas och påverkar verksamheten och byggandet av kunskap. Studien jämför också uppfattningar – om vilka kunskaper och erfarenheter som är viktiga att inneha som flygförare för att kunna lösa uppgifter i en internationell kontext – mellan de med respektive de utan egen erfarenhet från internationellt övningsdeltagande. Syftet är att möjliggöra och locka till reflektion övar vad diskurserna kring internationella övningar leder till för praxis inom det svenska Flygvapnets stridsflygdivisioner. För att granska talet används diskursanalys som metod. Analys görs genom ett socialkonstruktivistiskt perspektiv. Jämförelsen av vilken kunskap som anses vara viktig görs genom att statistiskt beräkna skillnader i uppfattningar ur en enkät besvarad av hälften av det svenska Flygvapnets JAS39-piloter. Resultaten analyseras genom samma teoretiska perspektiv som används i diskursanalysen.  Resultatet av jämförelsen visar att det finns en statistisk säkerställd skillnad i uppfattning i 4 av 71 uppmätta kunskaper, erfarenheter och färdigheter. Diskursanalysen visar att erfarenheterna upplevs vara mycket betydelsefulla för byggandet av kunskap i det svenska Flygvapnet. Så betydelsefulla att medarbetare efter att ha deltagit i övningar och flugit ett fåtal flygpass tillåts utforma och påverka utbildningsanvisningar, stridstekniska ramverk och flygsystem. / This essay examines the speech about the experiences from international LIVEX – how they are appreciated and affect business and the building of knowledge.  The study compares opinions – about what knowledge and which experience is important to be in possession of as a fighter pilot to be able to solve tasks in an international context – between those with and those without own experience from international LIVEX. The aim is to enable and to entice to reflection over which kind of practice the discourses surrounding international LIVEX leads to within the Swedish Air Force’s fighter squadrons. Discourse analysis is used as a method to examine the speech. The analysis is done through a socialconstructivistical perspective. To compare opinions about which knowledge is perceived as important statistical calculations is being done from a survey answered by half of the Swedish Air Force’s fighter pilots. The result is being analysed with the same theoretical perspective as in the discourse analysis.  The result of the comparison shows a statistical significant difference in opinions in 4 of 71 measured knowledge’s, expediencies and skills. The discourse analysis shows that the experiences are perceived as very important for the building of knowledge within the Swedish Air Force. So important that co-workers after participation in LIVEX and after flying only a few sorties are allowed to shape and influence training instructions, tactical instructions and aircraft development.

For decades, elite athletes have used mental skills training to enhance their performance. The effectiveness of these skills and strategies have been measured, documented and supported in research (e.g., Feltz & Landers, 1983; Vealey, 1994). As the remarkable benefits of mental skills continue to reach an ever-growing community of performers, it is surprising that many military organizations, known for their high standards for performance and little tolerance for error, have yet to take full advantage of this type of training. Canada’s Air Force (CAF), home to a world-renowned pilot training program, now finds itself seeking additional tools to empower pilots to achieve consistent, high quality performance under demanding, high stress conditions. The purpose of this research was to explore the psychological skills used by elite Canadian military pilots to perform successfully in this highly demanding occupation. Sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted with elite Canadian pilots at a CAF base in Saskatchewan. Results indicated that pilots utilized all seven elements of Orlick’s (2008) Wheel of Excellence over three phases of flight: pre-flight preparation, mission execution, and post-flight debriefs. Pilots also drew on elements of the Wheel of Excellence during deployments to combat zones. Effective stress management played an especially important role in this context. Recommendations for future research include mental skills usage and preparation specific to deployment contexts as well as the implementation of a specific, relevant mental skills training program within the existing CAF pilot training program

The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) was created in 1972 by the Air Force to serve Air Force enlisted personnel with educational opportunity. No study exists identifying and assessing the mission of this college. Various mission sources iterate the different goals of CCAF. These sources and other indicators are used to identify and assess fulfillment of the CCAF mission. The purpose of this study is to clearly identify the CCAF mission and determine to what extent the mission has been fulfilled. The literature review presents background on education in America and the U.S. military and the American community college movement plus a summary of the works on CCAF to set the stage for the mission identification and assessment process. The research questions were what is the mission of the Community College of the Air Force and to what extent has the mission been fulfilled? Case study methodology was used to both identify and assess the mission. Study findings indicate the mission needs further clarification, but by the measures used the various missions identified have been fulfilled. The study concluded that enlisted members of the United States Air Force are improving their competence through the associate degree opportunity, that CCAF is recognized by peer institutions, and that this innovative approach to postsecondary education offers thousands of American service members educational opportunity. Questions still unanswered include how can this approach be expanded to other branches of the military services and is another accreditation process appropriate for this special type of institution? / Graduation date: 1992

For decades, elite athletes have used mental skills training to enhance their performance. The effectiveness of these skills and strategies have been measured, documented and supported in research (e.g., Feltz & Landers, 1983; Vealey, 1994). As the remarkable benefits of mental skills continue to reach an ever-growing community of performers, it is surprising that many military organizations, known for their high standards for performance and little tolerance for error, have yet to take full advantage of this type of training. Canada’s Air Force (CAF), home to a world-renowned pilot training program, now finds itself seeking additional tools to empower pilots to achieve consistent, high quality performance under demanding, high stress conditions. The purpose of this research was to explore the psychological skills used by elite Canadian military pilots to perform successfully in this highly demanding occupation. Sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted with elite Canadian pilots at a CAF base in Saskatchewan. Results indicated that pilots utilized all seven elements of Orlick’s (2008) Wheel of Excellence over three phases of flight: pre-flight preparation, mission execution, and post-flight debriefs. Pilots also drew on elements of the Wheel of Excellence during deployments to combat zones. Effective stress management played an especially important role in this context. Recommendations for future research include mental skills usage and preparation specific to deployment contexts as well as the implementation of a specific, relevant mental skills training program within the existing CAF pilot training program

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2003. / Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 10, 2003). "June 2003." Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94).

Thesis (M.S. in Leadership and Human Resource Development)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2003. / Thesis advisor(s): Alice Crawford, Jeff McCausland. Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94). Also available online.