Leadership Education in Finland
A Critical Examination of Well-Being Management Approaches
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6005657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pinja Ryky (0009-0002-3329-4300, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health), Anu Järvensivu (0000-0002-3593-5485, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health), Sami Paavola (0000-0002-5321-8535, University of Helsinki) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 229-248 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Educational Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-9041 • E-ISSN: 2165-8714 |
| Publisher | Eurasian Society of Educational Research (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.12973/eu-jer.14.1.229 |
| OpenAlex | W4406190908 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
This study examines how work well-being is addressed in Finnish leadership education programs. The data consist of 91 publicly available course descriptions from Finnish leadership education programs in 2023, including those for master’s degrees from universities of applied sciences, traditional university-level leadership programs, and specialist vocational qualifications in leadership and business management. The study uses content analysis to examine the role of work well-being in leadership training. The results indicate that work well-being is often linked to organizational performance and treated as a tool for achieving economic goals, with less emphasis on the inherent value of employee well-being. This instrumental approach is prevalent across the different types of leadership training programs, including those found in the universities of applied sciences, traditional universities, and programs for specialist vocational qualifications in leadership and business management. The study also finds that leadership training programs often emphasize self-leadership and personal development, which can perpetuate a culture of individual responsibility for well-being and may lead to superficial leadership practices. The study concludes that Finnish leadership educators should prioritize holistic approaches to work well-being in leadership training, emphasizing its intrinsic value alongside its role in organizational performance, while researchers could explore methods to integrate and evaluate these balanced perspectives in diverse educational contexts
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |