Authentic leadership, followership, and psychological capital as antecedents of work engagement
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2018
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Routledge
Abstract
The present study investigated authentic leadership, psychological capital, and followership behaviour influences on work
engagement of employees . Respondents were 901 South African employees within the healthcare industry organisation
(n = 647) and mining industry (n = 254) . The employees completed questionnaires on authentic leadership, psychological
capital, and followership behaviour, and work engagement . Results following structural equation modelling and mediation
analysis suggest work engagement to be explained by the psychological capital of the employee rather than by authentic
leadership qualities . Improving employee psychological capital has the potential to enhance the levels of work engagement
of employees.
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Authentic leadership, Healthcare industry, Mining industry, Positive organisational behaviour, Psychological capital
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du Plessis, M., & Boshoff, A. B. (2018). Authentic leadership, followership, and psychological capital as antecedents of work engagement. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 28(1), 26-32, https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2018.1438832