It is the day after Christmas in Australia—a Saturday. People are waking up to a of eating leftovers and watching test cricket. In our rural town, patients getting take their spot six-chair dialysis unit, eagerly looking forward talking about day. One patient late, which very unusual for him. The nurses call his home, only be informed that he had passed away overnight. Next came step dreaded mo...

This article draws on theories of normative control and critical management studies to investigate caseworkers’ strategies in correspondence a new leadership philosophy the Swedish Public Employment Service called self-leadership. Based 43 interviews observations at two local offices, we find that managerial models are arbitrary cause uncertainty level as caseworkers both comply resist talk dis...