Authenticity and its influence on psychological well-being and contingent self-esteem of leaders in Singapore construction sector

Shamas-Ur-Rehman Toor and George Ofori

Construction Management and Economics, 2009, vol. 27, issue 3, 299-313

Abstract: 'Authentic leadership' has emerged as an important subject in the management science literature. Although several scholars have presented their viewpoints about authenticity and authentic leadership, there is scarcity of empirical evidence on what leaders can really gain from being authentic. The results of the questionnaire-based survey with 32 leaders suggest that authenticity is significantly correlated with psychological well-being and negatively correlated with contingent self-esteem. Regression analysis also shows that authenticity successfully predicts psychological well-being. These findings indicate that authenticity results in healthy psychological functioning of leaders and hence several positive work-related outcomes.

Keywords: Authenticity; authentic leadership; psychological well-being; contingent self-esteem; Singapore (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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