When Organisational Leadership Embraces Authenticity: An Inquiry into the Resulting Effects on Staff Commitment
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2018
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Journal of Resources Development and Management
Abstract
The purpose of this paper was twofold; first was to find out what factors underlie leadership authenticity, and
second was to explain the resulting effect of authenticity behaviours on the commitment of staff within public
hospitals which are typical service organisations. The paper shows that Leaders’ Authenticity can be
operationally studied in terms of integrity, Humility and Servant-hood behaviours of leadership. The study also
reveals that after controlling for other salient leadership behaviours, a unit increase in the leaders’ authenticity
behaviour, accounts for a 0.295 change in staff commitment. The study generates implications for practice and
furtherance of research.
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Leadership authenticity, Integrity, Humility, Servant-hood, Commitment