linjestyrning

07:56 Sep 17, 2018
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Business/Commerce (general) / Management
Swedish term or phrase: linjestyrning
This term is simply mentioned and not elaborated upon in a document related to managing employees and the work environment. The sentence in question reads: "På samma sätt kan det finnas svårigheter med samarbete och koordinering mellan olika verksamheter i samma organisation, särskilt då det är en starkare linjestyrning."

As far as I can gather, this is a term/concept used in New Public Management referring to a management style with set lines of communication/management.
ehnsio
Sweden
Local time: 09:12


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4 +2Line management
Paul Gratwick


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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Line management


Explanation:
You're on the right track. As far as I am aware,"linjestyrning" refers to an organisation that is structured strictly according to a traditional, hierarchical organisation chart where there is one boss at the top, under him/her the second level of management, under each of them, a third level, and so on down to those who have no managerial duties. There are only no multi-departmental teams, projects or similar in such an organisation, all management follows the lines from the top downwards, thus the name.

Paul Gratwick
Sweden
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Agneta Pallinder
12 mins

neutral  Christopher Schröder: To me, line management means junior managers
25 mins

agree  Michael Ellis: Agree see https://www.svensktnaringsliv.se/fragor/kvalitet-i-hogskolan...
1 day 3 hrs
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