Table 1 Characteristics of municipalities and data collection
Municipality | Urban/rural | Citizens | Employees | Individual interviews | Leadership role, education, and years of experience | Focus group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | urban | 42000 | 3200 | 3 | 1. Role: Municipality director Education: master in economy Years of leader experience: 20 2. Role: Director of health and welfare. Education: administration and organizational science, social economy, and public law. Years of leader experience: 20 3. Role: Head of health and care service. Education: registered nurse, economy, and leadership Years of leader experience: 26 | 1, N = 2 1.Education: electrician Years of political experience: 20 2. Education: teacher Years of political experience: 7 |
2 | urban | 72,000 | 5300 | 2 | 4. Role: Municipality director. Education: social worker, leadership, and economy. Years of leader experience: 27 5. Role: Director of health and welfare.Education: registered nurse and leadership. Years of leader experience: 30 | 1, N = 6 1.Education: nurse Years of political experience: 16 2. Education: real estate agent Years of political experience: 10 3. Education: civil engineer Years of political experience: 11 4. Education: high school Years of political experience: 33 5. Education: appraiser Years of political experience: 28 6. Education: Economist Years of political experience: 32 |
3 | rural | 2000 | 300 | 2 | 6. Role: Municipality director. Education: pedagogy and leadership Years of leader experience: 10 7. Role Head of health and care service. Education: registered nurse, health law, quality development, leadership, and economy. Years of leader experience: 3 | 1, N = 3 1. Education: social worker Years of political experience: 12 2. Education: accountant Years of political experience: 7 3. Education: nurse Years of political experience: 15 |
4 | rural | 2000 | 250 | 2 | 8. Role: Municipality director. Education: municipal planner, leadership. Years of leader experience: 10 9. Role: Head of health and care service. Education: registered nurse, economy, and leadership. Years of leader experience: 18 | 1, N = 4 1. Education: teacher Years of political experience: 3 2. Education: engineer Years of political experience: 7 3. Education: teacher Years of political experience: 12 4. Education: social worker Years of political experience: 2 |
5 | urban | 61,000 | 5000 | 2 | 10. Role: Municipality director. Education: Pedagogy, religion, Master of Management. Years of leader experience: 35 11. Role: Head of health and care service. Education: economy and administration. Years of leader experience: 30 | 1, N = 3 1. Education: teacher Years of political experience: 8 2. Education: electrician Years of political experience: 12 3. Education: teacher Years of political experience: 7 |