Impact of authentic leadership on performance: Role of followers' positive psychological capital and relational processes

Authentic leadership has received considerable attention and research support over the past decade. Now the time has come to refine and better understand how it impacts performance. This study investigates the moderating role followers’ positive psychological capital (PsyCap) and the mediating role...

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Published in:Journal of organizational behavior 2014-01, Vol.35 (1), p.5-21
Main Authors: Wang, Hui, Sui, Yang, Luthans, Fred, Wang, Danni, Wu, Yanhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
authentic leadership
Capital
Correlation analysis
Employee management relations
Leader-Member exchange
Leaders
Leadership
mediated moderation models
Moderation
Occupational psychology
Organizational behavior
Psychological aspects
psychological capital
Psychological resources
Research Article
Studies
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Summary:Authentic leadership has received considerable attention and research support over the past decade. Now the time has come to refine and better understand how it impacts performance. This study investigates the moderating role followers’ positive psychological capital (PsyCap) and the mediating role that leader–member exchange (LMX) may play in influencing the relationship between authentic leadership and followers’ performance. Specifically, we tested this mediated moderation model with matched data from 794 followers and their immediate leaders. We found that authentic leadership is positively related to LMX and consequently followers’ performance, and to a larger degree, among followers who have low rather than high levels of PsyCap. Our discussion highlights the benefits of understanding the roles of relational processes and followers’ positive psychological resources involved in the effectiveness of authentic leadership and how they can be practically implemented.
ISSN:0894-3796
1099-1379
DOI:10.1002/job.1850