The purpose of this study is to investigate how employees in the financial sector perceive the leadership behaviors of middle managers, and if these perceptions differ depending on the manager's gender and if so, in what way. The study is based on a social constructivist perspective and theories of gendered organizational structures. It is based on 15 semi-structured interviews with employees who have either female or male middle managers from different companies in the Swedish financial sector. The results show that gender often acts as a framework for how leadership is evaluated and understood. Female middle managers are frequently associated with relationship-oriented qualities.

Syfte: Att unders?ka hur projektifiering p?verkar kulturella initiativ och deras f?rm?ga att skapa varaktig samh?llsf?r?ndring. Studien belyser de utmaningar och m?jligheter som uppst?r n?r kulturella akt?rer navigerar i en projektbaserad sf?r. Teori: Studien utg?r fr?n Standings (2011) teori om prekaritet samt institutionell teori.