Tuija Muhonen
Biographic Data
| ID | 297845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tuija Muhonen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tuija |
| FAMILY NAME | Muhonen |
| SIGNATURE | MUHONEN T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Malmö University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5972-4933 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Performing systematic quality work in Sweden: Frontstage and backstage practices in local education authorities
This study aims to understand and analyse the complex performativity involved when local education authority (LEA) officials implement systematic quality work (SQW). The article is based on a 3-year co-operative study with LEA officials in five Swedish municipalities, including observations of local SQW in action, interviews with LEA officials, and analyses of SQW documentation. Inspired by Goffman, we understand LEAs’ SQW as a performance conduc…
Bystander Intervention Programs Focusing on Sexual Violence in Academia—A Scoping Review
Sexual violence within academia is a major concern, and increased attention is being given to bystander interventions to combat these behaviors. This scoping review aimed to investigate bystander intervention programs focused on the prevention of sexual violence in universities worldwide. Literature searches were conducted using ERC, ERIC, Web of Science, PsycInfo, and PubMed databases. The inclusion criteria were: university-based assessments of…
The Paradox of Political Accountability and Deficits in the Preconditions for Service Delivery in Elderly Care: A Qualitative Study of Swedish Politicians
The aims of this qualitative grounded theory study were to explore how politicians accountable for Swedish elderly care viewed their assignment, their beliefs and knowledge regarding the psychosocial work environment for elderly care employees, the factors affecting their work environment, and how these politicians regarded elderly care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study consisted of 41 interviews with politicians in municipalities across S…
Benchmarks for Evidence-Based Risk Assessment with the Swedish Version of the 4-Item Psychosocial Safety Climate Scale
The purpose of the present study was to validate the short version of The Psychosocial Safety Climate questionnaire (PSC-4, Dollard, 2019) and to establish benchmarks indicating risk levels for use in Sweden. Cross-sectional data from (1) a random sample of employees in Sweden aged 25-65 years ( n = 2847) and (2) a convenience sample of non-managerial employees from 94 workplaces ( n = 3066) were analyzed. Benchmarks for three PSC risk levels wer…
Missing voices on meaningful relationships in time and space
In 2005, Suzan Lewis and Carolyn Kagan launched the Community Work and Family Journal. As they reminded us during their introduction speech at the 6th International Community, Work and Family confe
Social climate and job control as mediators between empowering leadership and learning from a cross-cultural perspective
The purpose of this article is to examine the direct effects of empowering leadership on learning and the indirect or mediating role of social climate and job control from a cross-cultural perspective. Questionnaires were distributed to two furniture retail stores in Sweden and two stores in China belonging to the same company. The final sample consisted of 483 participants from the Chinese and 254 participants from the Swedish stores. The result…
Illusive inclusion – construction of leaders and employees based on nationality
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss and problematise how leadership and employees, or “employeeship”, are constructed within IKEA, a global firm often associated with national identity, and connected to distinct values and a leadership ideal. From a critical management perspective, the authors' intent was to study whether there were hierarchies and polarisations in constructions of leadership and, if so, how they were manifested. De…
Health and work locus of control during women managers' careers
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine subjective health among women managers and professionals during their careers. Further, the role of work locus of control (WLC) for women managers' health is analyzed in a longitudinal perspective. Design/methodology/approach This is a follow‐up study among 38 women managers and professionals who participated in an earlier investigation in 1996. Data were collected by means of interviews and two sho…
Collective and Individualistic Coping with Stress at Work
In the present study, coping was viewed as both an individualistic and a collective phenomenon, and the investigation assessed how use of collective and individualistic coping strategies was related to sex of respondent and organizational level. These strategies were measured by responses to Swedish versions of the Strategic Approach to Coping Scale and the COPE Inventory. Data were collected by means of an Internet-based questionnaire completed …
Coping Strategies and Health Symptoms among Women and Men in a Downsizing Organisation
This study examined how women and men cope with stress during a period of organizational change and how the coping strategies are related to health. Questionnaire responses were obtained from 98 female and male administrators of health care service working in a Swedish governmental County Council during a period of downsizing. In line with earlier studies, the results showed women to be more likely than men to endorse the emotion-focused strategi…
Missing voices on meaningful relationships in time and space
In 2005, Suzan Lewis and Carolyn Kagan launched the Community Work and Family Journal. As they reminded us during their introduction speech at the 6th International Community, Work and Family confe
Coping Strategies and Health Symptoms among Women and Men in a Downsizing Organisation
This study examined how women and men cope with stress during a period of organizational change and how the coping strategies are related to health. Questionnaire responses were obtained from 98 female and male administrators of health care service working in a Swedish governmental County Council during a period of downsizing. In line with earlier studies, the results showed women to be more likely than men to endorse the emotion-focused strategi…
Collective and Individualistic Coping with Stress at Work
In the present study, coping was viewed as both an individualistic and a collective phenomenon, and the investigation assessed how use of collective and individualistic coping strategies was related to sex of respondent and organizational level. These strategies were measured by responses to Swedish versions of the Strategic Approach to Coping Scale and the COPE Inventory. Data were collected by means of an Internet-based questionnaire completed …
Health and work locus of control during women managers' careers
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine subjective health among women managers and professionals during their careers. Further, the role of work locus of control (WLC) for women managers' health is analyzed in a longitudinal perspective. Design/methodology/approach This is a follow‐up study among 38 women managers and professionals who participated in an earlier investigation in 1996. Data were collected by means of interviews and two sho…
Illusive inclusion – construction of leaders and employees based on nationality
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss and problematise how leadership and employees, or “employeeship”, are constructed within IKEA, a global firm often associated with national identity, and connected to distinct values and a leadership ideal. From a critical management perspective, the authors' intent was to study whether there were hierarchies and polarisations in constructions of leadership and, if so, how they were manifested. De…
Social climate and job control as mediators between empowering leadership and learning from a cross-cultural perspective
The purpose of this article is to examine the direct effects of empowering leadership on learning and the indirect or mediating role of social climate and job control from a cross-cultural perspective. Questionnaires were distributed to two furniture retail stores in Sweden and two stores in China belonging to the same company. The final sample consisted of 483 participants from the Chinese and 254 participants from the Swedish stores. The result…
Missing voices on meaningful relationships in time and space
In 2005, Suzan Lewis and Carolyn Kagan launched the Community Work and Family Journal. As they reminded us during their introduction speech at the 6th International Community, Work and Family confe
Benchmarks for Evidence-Based Risk Assessment with the Swedish Version of the 4-Item Psychosocial Safety Climate Scale
The purpose of the present study was to validate the short version of The Psychosocial Safety Climate questionnaire (PSC-4, Dollard, 2019) and to establish benchmarks indicating risk levels for use in Sweden. Cross-sectional data from (1) a random sample of employees in Sweden aged 25-65 years ( n = 2847) and (2) a convenience sample of non-managerial employees from 94 workplaces ( n = 3066) were analyzed. Benchmarks for three PSC risk levels wer…
The Paradox of Political Accountability and Deficits in the Preconditions for Service Delivery in Elderly Care: A Qualitative Study of Swedish Politicians
The aims of this qualitative grounded theory study were to explore how politicians accountable for Swedish elderly care viewed their assignment, their beliefs and knowledge regarding the psychosocial work environment for elderly care employees, the factors affecting their work environment, and how these politicians regarded elderly care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study consisted of 41 interviews with politicians in municipalities across S…
Bystander Intervention Programs Focusing on Sexual Violence in Academia—A Scoping Review
Sexual violence within academia is a major concern, and increased attention is being given to bystander interventions to combat these behaviors. This scoping review aimed to investigate bystander intervention programs focused on the prevention of sexual violence in universities worldwide. Literature searches were conducted using ERC, ERIC, Web of Science, PsycInfo, and PubMed databases. The inclusion criteria were: university-based assessments of…
Performing systematic quality work in Sweden: Frontstage and backstage practices in local education authorities
This study aims to understand and analyse the complex performativity involved when local education authority (LEA) officials implement systematic quality work (SQW). The article is based on a 3-year co-operative study with LEA officials in five Swedish municipalities, including observations of local SQW in action, interviews with LEA officials, and analyses of SQW documentation. Inspired by Goffman, we understand LEAs’ SQW as a performance conduc…
Psychology (8 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (3 works) · Management (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)