Transformational leadership is characterized by service-oriented and interactive behavior. The objective of the study is to examine the importance of transformational leadership in organizational preparedness in policing by assessing the transformational leadership components. Organizational preparedness is seen by how the leaders are efficient in managing other staff and ensuring they are ready for deployment. The study found a positive correlation between idealized influence, intellectual stimulation, individual consideration, and inspirational motivation and organizational preparedness. Regression analysis showed that intellectual stimulation and inspirational motivation were statistically significant in influencing organizational preparedness while idealized influence and individual consideration were found to not to be statistically significant. The research established that there is a mixed effect of transformational leadership on organizational preparedness. The research recommends that in policing, a transformational leadership style can be adopted as it influences organizational preparedness positively.

När människor i en svår livssituation behöver professionell behandling, är det centralt, att den behandlande verksamheten kan möta individernas problembild. Syftet med föreliggande studie är att undersöka den organisatoriska beredskapen inom LVM-vården (Lag om vård av missbrukare i vissa fall) för att ta emot och behandla individer med en multipel och således komplex samsjuklighet. Samsjuklighet innebär att en individ har mer än en sjukdomsbild samtidigt och det blir mer komplext ju fler sjukdomar individen har. I det aktuella kunskapsläget finns det en brist på studier med inriktning på verksam behandlingsmiljö och organisatorisk beredskap kring multipel samsjuklighet. Syftet besvaras med hjälp av tolv semistrukturerade intervjuer, fyra med ledningspersonal och åtta med behandlingspersonal på ett LVM-hem i Sverige. Studiens resultat visar att det finns både likheter och skillnader mellan lednings- och behandlingspersonalens utsagor kring arbetsförhållanden, möjlighet att klara av uppdraget och kompetens. Det fanns även skillnader inom behandlingspersonalens utsagor kring till exempel upplevt stöd inom organisationen. Det framkommer i studien att det i nuläget inte med säkerhet kan sägas att den organisatoriska beredskapen är tillräcklig för att kunna ta emot och behandla individer som har missbruk och multipel samsjuklighet. Studien ämnar bidra med kunskap kring de organisatoriska förhållanden som finns och skapas i relation till en komplex klientgrupp. Studien kan således anses ha en hög relevans både för socialt arbete men även andra kontexter som bemöter klienter vilka har en multipel eller komplex samsjuklighet. / When people in a difficult life situation need professional treatment, it is crucial that the organization can reach and address the individual’s problem. The aim of the present study is to investigate the organizational preparedness in LVM-care (the care of substance abusers, special provisions, Act) to encounter and treat individuals with multiple and thus complex comorbidity. Comorbidity means that an individual has more than one illness at the same time and it becomes more complex the more illnesses there is. In the current state of knowledge, there is a lack of studies focusing on an effective treatment environment and organizational preparedness for multiple comorbidity. The empirical data is based on twelve interviews, four with management staff and eight with treatment staff at an LVM-home in Sweden. The results show that there are both similarities and differences between management and treatment staff’s statements regarding working conditions, the possibility of completing the assignment and competence. There were also differences within the treatment staff's statements regarding, for example, support experienced within the organization. In the present study it shows that, it cannot be said with certainty that organizational preparedness is sufficient to treat individuals who have an addiction and multiple comorbidity. The study contributes knowledge about the organizational conditions that exist and are created in relation to a complex client group. The study can therefore be considered to have a high importance for both social work, and for other contexts that cater to clients who have a complex comorbidity.