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This book investigates the leadership culture of senior police executives in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Based on qualitative interviews with 13 senior leaders—including national police commissioners, district chiefs of police, directors of public prosecution, and heads of specialized police units—the study offers in-depth insight into the mindset, values, and practices that characterize senior executive leadership in Scandinavian law enforcement. The research explores how leadership is shaped by both institutional structures and personal trajectories, revealing senior executive leadership as a dynamic interplay between strategic governance, operational command, and ethical responsibility. The study situates this leadership within a broader context of Scandinavian public administration, marked by egalitarianism, transparency, and consensus-oriented decision-making. These cultural traits underpin a model of value-based leadership that emphasizes employee involvement, short hierarchical distance, and “freedom with responsibility.” Drawing on theoretical perspectives from organizational culture, leadership studies, and public management, the book conceptualizes leadership not only as a role but as a lived practice deeply embedded in the social and institutional fabric of policing. Frameworks such as Mintzberg’s managerial roles and Kouzes and Posner’s leadership practices model are employed to analyze how leaders act, communicate, and adapt in complex and high-stakes environments. The study highlights how senior police executives develop their leadership capacity through experience, crisis management, reform implementation, and relational engagement. It also reflects on the challenges of navigating political directives, public accountability, and internal organizational dynamics. These leaders operate at the intersection of law, governance, and public trust, with responsibility extending far beyond operational oversight. This book contributes to the growing literature on senior executive leadership in public institutions, offering both empirical insight and conceptual clarity regarding the demands, responsibilities, and identity formation of top leaders in contemporary democratic policing.

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    2025年

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  • Rune Glomseth,
  • Ole Boe

摘要

This book investigates the leadership culture of senior police executives in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Based on qualitative interviews with 13 senior leaders—including national police commissioners, district chiefs of police, directors of public prosecution, and heads of specialized police units—the study offers in-depth insight into the mindset, values, and practices that characterize senior executive leadership in Scandinavian law enforcement. The research explores how leadership is shaped by both institutional structures and personal trajectories, revealing senior executive leadership as a dynamic interplay between strategic governance, operational command, and ethical responsibility. The study situates this leadership within a broader context of Scandinavian public administration, marked by egalitarianism, transparency, and consensus-oriented decision-making. These cultural traits underpin a model of value-based leadership that emphasizes employee involvement, short hierarchical distance, and “freedom with responsibility.” Drawing on theoretical perspectives from organizational culture, leadership studies, and public management, the book conceptualizes leadership not only as a role but as a lived practice deeply embedded in the social and institutional fabric of policing. Frameworks such as Mintzberg’s managerial roles and Kouzes and Posner’s leadership practices model are employed to analyze how leaders act, communicate, and adapt in complex and high-stakes environments. The study highlights how senior police executives develop their leadership capacity through experience, crisis management, reform implementation, and relational engagement. It also reflects on the challenges of navigating political directives, public accountability, and internal organizational dynamics. These leaders operate at the intersection of law, governance, and public trust, with responsibility extending far beyond operational oversight. This book contributes to the growing literature on senior executive leadership in public institutions, offering both empirical insight and conceptual clarity regarding the demands, responsibilities, and identity formation of top leaders in contemporary democratic policing.