Authentic leadership, organisational citizenship behaviours, and intention to quit: the indirect effect of psychological ownership
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2020
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South African journal of Psychology
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The aim of this study was to explore the influence of perceived authentic leadership on followers’ citizenship behaviour and their intention to quit their jobs, and to examine the indirect effect of psychological ownership in the relevant relationships. The study used a cross-sectional survey design to gather data from a sample of South African service industry employees (N = 384). It employed structural equation modelling to test the hypotheses formulated. The study found that psychological ownership indirectly affected the relationship between authentic leadership and employees’ organisational citizenship behaviour and intention to quit. This study enables organisations to gain a better understanding of how a contextual resource such as authentic leadership behaviours can influence followers’ organisational citizenship and intention to quit through increasing feelings of ownership of the organisation.
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Authentic leadership, intention to quit, organisational citizenship behaviour, psychological ownership, structural equation modelling
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Olckers, C., Du Plessis, M., & Casaleggio, R. (2019). Authentic leadership, organisational citizenship behaviours, and intention to quit: the indirect effect of psychological ownership. South African Journal of Psychology, 50, 371 - 384.