General information

Being an authentic leader means being self-aware, being open and transparent in relationships, having an internalized moral perspective, and engaging in balanced processing of information. Despite some overlaps between leadership concepts, numerous studies have shown that authentic leadership explains unique variance in key work outcomes, including group and organizational performance, leader and follower job satisfaction, and work engagement. However, little attention has been directed to potential associations between authentic leadership and eudaimonic well-being outcomes, such as self-actualization at work. After briefly introducing the concepts of authentic leadership and self-actualization, this lecture presents three studies that investigated the link between authentic leadership and self-actualization at work. Each study employed a different study design (i.e., cross-sectional and longitudinal) and statistical approach (i.e., structural equation modeling and multilevel modeling) to test the indirect effects of job resources, perceived authenticity, and need satisfaction. The findings contribute to an understanding of authentic leadership as a leadership style that is beneficial to both leaders and followers.

Hybrid seminar

This will be a hybrid seminar. If you are interested in joining this seminar, please send an email to the secretariat of Amsterdam Business School at secbs-abs@uva.nl.