...och sedan skapade människan organisationen
En fallstudie av organisationskultur i en församling i Svenska kyrkan
Church of SwedenOrganizational cultureCultureKindnessIdealistic organizationNon-profit organizationVoluntary organizationOrganisationskulturGodhetskulturGodhetIdéburen organisationSvenska kyrkan
AbstractThe purpose for writing this essay is to study the culture of kindness in the Church of Sweden, as the church constitutes as an idealistic organization (non-profit or voluntary organization).The focal point is on how such a culture affects the employees, and if any new componentsthat can amplify the concept can be distinguished.To do this a case study-design has been employed. The primary sources are qualitativeinterviews with six employees in a congregation in the Church of Sweden, and participantobservations on two different occasions at the same congregation.Theories of organizational sociology has been applied to the material, more specific Edgar HSchein?s definition of organizational culture and the concept of a culture of kindness (derivingfrom a report by the Swedish Work Environment Authority) as a specific part of the church?sorganizational culture.The conclusions we can make from our study is that a culture of kindness affect employees inboth a positive and a negative way. There are many expectations that come with working inthe Church of Sweden, and these do have an effect on the work performed. There is alsoevidence pointing to the fact that leadership can counteract the fear of conflicts that otherwiseis associated with the culture of kindness. Finally one can conclude that the concept ofkindness culture could be elaborated, for instance with a notion of leadership.