Gunilla Avby
Biographic Data
| ID | 4446799 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gunilla Avby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gunilla |
| FAMILY NAME | Avby |
| SIGNATURE | AVBY G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jönköping University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6784-0133 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A path to a deliberate leadership development system
A leadership development system (LDS) encompasses all methods and practices used in an organisation to train and develop effective leadership. However, the underlying assumptions upon which such a system is based are often overlooked, and the workplace as a learning site is generally under-investigated, which may cause an unreflected LDS. Using a social representations theory approach, this study explores such underlying assumptions, i.e. social …
Coherence, continuity, and comprehensiveness in shaping leadership development systems in Swedish companies
This study explores the relationship between organizational leadership identity, defined as “who we are” and “what we value related to leadership”, and leadership development practices in five Swedish companies. Through the analysis of their narratives, the study reveals five distinct organizational leadership identities, ranging from individual leadership excellence to collaborative self-leadership. These identities significantly influence the s…
Transformations towards an integrated leadership development system—A longitudinal study in a high-performing public organization
Leadership development (LD) plays a significant role in achieving high-quality performance and business results, but there is little research on how leadership development itself evolves as the organization develops. This study explores how a leadership development system evolved over 30 years, during a time when the organization became increasingly high performing. Through reflexive thematic analysis of organizational documents and interviews wi…
Quality of the analysis—A performance management system for the analytical stage of child‐protection investigations
This article presents a performance management system for reviewing the quality of written analyses in child‐protection investigations. The system, called quality of the analysis (QUAL), is based on the Swedish adaptation of the British Integrated Children's System and Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families called Children's Needs in Focus (BBIC). QUAL was applied to 280 child‐protection investigations to review the c…
Quat—a Tool for Evaluating the Quality of Core Assessments in Child-Protection Investigations
This article presents a quantitative tool for evaluating the documentation quality of core assessments in child-protection investigations called the Quality Assessment of the Triangle (QUAT). QUAT measures compliance with a set of quality standards for working with the Swedish adaptation of the British Integrated Children’s System (ICS), and should be viewed as an attempt to further the UK-led efforts to improve child-protection investigations by…
Knowledge use and learning in everyday social work practice
The aim of this study was to explore knowledge use and learning among social workers in everyday child investigation work. Research was undertaken in two Swedish children's services departments. The study applied an ethnographic approach. Methods for data collection included interviews, participant observations, reflective dialogues and a documentary analysis of case files. The social workers' knowledge sources were classified into research‐based…
Ways of Understanding Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work
This qualitative, empirical study explores and describes the variation in how evidence-based practice (EBP) is understood in social work. A phenomenographic approach to design and analysis was applied. Fourteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with politicians, managers and executive staff in three social welfare offices in Sweden. The main findings suggest that there are qualitatively different ways in which EBP is understood, described…
Knowledge use and learning in everyday social work practice
The aim of this study was to explore knowledge use and learning among social workers in everyday child investigation work. Research was undertaken in two Swedish children's services departments. The study applied an ethnographic approach. Methods for data collection included interviews, participant observations, reflective dialogues and a documentary analysis of case files. The social workers' knowledge sources were classified into research‐based…
Ways of Understanding Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work
This qualitative, empirical study explores and describes the variation in how evidence-based practice (EBP) is understood in social work. A phenomenographic approach to design and analysis was applied. Fourteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with politicians, managers and executive staff in three social welfare offices in Sweden. The main findings suggest that there are qualitatively different ways in which EBP is understood, described…
Transformations towards an integrated leadership development system—A longitudinal study in a high-performing public organization
Leadership development (LD) plays a significant role in achieving high-quality performance and business results, but there is little research on how leadership development itself evolves as the organization develops. This study explores how a leadership development system evolved over 30 years, during a time when the organization became increasingly high performing. Through reflexive thematic analysis of organizational documents and interviews wi…
Ways of Understanding Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work
This qualitative, empirical study explores and describes the variation in how evidence-based practice (EBP) is understood in social work. A phenomenographic approach to design and analysis was applied. Fourteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with politicians, managers and executive staff in three social welfare offices in Sweden. The main findings suggest that there are qualitatively different ways in which EBP is understood, described…
Knowledge use and learning in everyday social work practice
The aim of this study was to explore knowledge use and learning among social workers in everyday child investigation work. Research was undertaken in two Swedish children's services departments. The study applied an ethnographic approach. Methods for data collection included interviews, participant observations, reflective dialogues and a documentary analysis of case files. The social workers' knowledge sources were classified into research‐based…
Quat—a Tool for Evaluating the Quality of Core Assessments in Child-Protection Investigations
This article presents a quantitative tool for evaluating the documentation quality of core assessments in child-protection investigations called the Quality Assessment of the Triangle (QUAT). QUAT measures compliance with a set of quality standards for working with the Swedish adaptation of the British Integrated Children’s System (ICS), and should be viewed as an attempt to further the UK-led efforts to improve child-protection investigations by…
Quality of the analysis—A performance management system for the analytical stage of child‐protection investigations
This article presents a performance management system for reviewing the quality of written analyses in child‐protection investigations. The system, called quality of the analysis (QUAL), is based on the Swedish adaptation of the British Integrated Children's System and Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families called Children's Needs in Focus (BBIC). QUAL was applied to 280 child‐protection investigations to review the c…
Transformations towards an integrated leadership development system—A longitudinal study in a high-performing public organization
Leadership development (LD) plays a significant role in achieving high-quality performance and business results, but there is little research on how leadership development itself evolves as the organization develops. This study explores how a leadership development system evolved over 30 years, during a time when the organization became increasingly high performing. Through reflexive thematic analysis of organizational documents and interviews wi…
A path to a deliberate leadership development system
A leadership development system (LDS) encompasses all methods and practices used in an organisation to train and develop effective leadership. However, the underlying assumptions upon which such a system is based are often overlooked, and the workplace as a learning site is generally under-investigated, which may cause an unreflected LDS. Using a social representations theory approach, this study explores such underlying assumptions, i.e. social …
Coherence, continuity, and comprehensiveness in shaping leadership development systems in Swedish companies
This study explores the relationship between organizational leadership identity, defined as “who we are” and “what we value related to leadership”, and leadership development practices in five Swedish companies. Through the analysis of their narratives, the study reveals five distinct organizational leadership identities, ranging from individual leadership excellence to collaborative self-leadership. These identities significantly influence the s…
Computer Science (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Knowledge management (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Leadership development (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Social science (3 works)