Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the phenomenon of management by way of the ideas of secondary school students and young nurses.
Background: Young adults are changing workplaces more than ever before, yet their work expectations and perspectives of management differ to those of previous generations.
Methods: The data was collected from upper secondary school students and professionally educated nurses (N = 68), some of whom were immigrants (N = 41). Framed essays were used as a research method and emergent data was analyzed using content analysis.
Results: According to the results, good management involves systematic management, equality, appreciation of know-how, and the promotion of wellbeing at work.
Conclusion: New perspectives on management were drawn from the study, in particular the multiple dimensions of equality in workplace organization and the manager's role in an employee's professional development process.
Implications for nursing management: The interactive skills of the manager are emphasized in promoting wellbeing at work. This is especially so in multi-cultural teams, where the manager is expected to be adept at understanding intercultural communication and the values of young employees.
Keywords: communication; management; multi-cultural leadership; student; young nurse.