The master thesis deals with connection of two important themes in a labour environment - leadership and health. The theoretical part is about defining the two concepts. In case of leadership, the main objective is to describe current roles, expected competencies of a leader and also a brief presentation of the main theoretical approaches to the leadership styles. Within health theme, working conditions usually mentioned in specialized literature as a risk to our health are described in detail. The outcome of these two chapters is to provide insight into the health-oriented leadership overlapping to describe abroad developed method Health-oriented leadership (HoL). Empirical part verifies basic psychometric data of the HoL method. The results of the research which was conducted on a sample of 76 followers and 17 leaders show that each version of the HoL method (StaffCare for leaders, StaffCare for followers, SelfCare) provides satisfactory item quality and sufficient reliability (Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.494 to 0.958). Goal of the validation research questions was to assess construct and criterion validity - the results are diverse and offers a number of correlations between versions of this method and different variables (e.g. a lifestyle, working conditions, health status, etc.). The...

Studiens syfte är att studera hur arbetsorganisationer förhåller sig till arbetsmiljöföreskrifterna AFS 2105:4 och AFS 2001:1 och hur ledare utövar arbetsmiljöarbete i praktiken. För att studera detta har vi genomfört intervjuer och använt en kvalitativ forskningsmetod. Nutidens arbetsliv präglas av komplexitet, flexibilitet och allt mer decentraliserade organisationer. Detta kan ses leda till en utmaning för chefen att orientera sig i denna komplexitet. Med anledning av de i Sverige höga sjukskrivningstalen på grund av psykisk ohälsa riktas idag ett allt större fokus på den sociala och organisatoriska arbetsmiljön. Hur arbetsmiljöarbetet och ledarstilen kan antas främja en god arbetsmiljö är denna studies fokus. Studiens resultat visar att det för att den relationsorienterade ledarstilen ska ha en möjlighet att nå önskad effekt på arbetsmiljön krävs ett medarbetarskap. Även struktur och organisering kring hur det relationella; såsom hur samtal, dialog, uppföljning och åtgärder ska genomföras ingår i studiens fokusområden. / The purpose of this study is to study how labour organizations relate to the work environment regulations AFS 2015:4 and AFS 2001:1 and how managers exercise work environment management in practice. To study that we conducted interviews and used a qualitative research method. Today ́s labour market is characterized by complexity, flexibility and more decentralized organizations. It can be a challenge for a manager to orientate in this complexity. Due to the high level of psychological ill health, today ́s focus is increasingly on the social and organizational work environment. Due to Sweden’s highnumbers of employees reporting sick, a sick leave caused by psychological ill health, focus is increasingly pointed towards the social and organizational work environment. The focus of this study is on how the work environment and leadership style can be assumed to promote satisfied employees. The results show that for the relationship-oriented leadership style to have an opportunity to achieve the desired effect on the work environment, empowerment of the employee is required. Organizational structure with a relational focus, such as conversations, dialogue, follow-up and how to carry out necessary precautions and actions are also in focus in this study.