A research on the consequences of authentic leadership

Abstract

The present study examines the relationship between employees' authentic leadership perceptions and three relevant authentic leadership consequences organizational trust, organizational commitment and organizational cynicism. With 371 employees in a Turkish firm, correlation analysis results show that authentic leadership perceptions of employees are positively related to organizational trust and organizational commitment, but are negatively related to organizational cynicism. Moreover, controlling for demographics such as the total monthly income and the total working period of employees, the study's hierarchical regression analysis results reveal that authentic leadership perceptions predict organizational trust, organizational commitment and organizational cynicism. We suggest that by taking into consideration the findings of the current study, authentic leadership behaviors may provide useful outcomes and practices such as positive organizational trust and commitment, and lower levels of cynicism.