Authentic leadership, happiness at work and affective commitment: An empirical study in Cape Verde

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Autor(a) principal: Semedo, Ana Suzete
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Coelho, Arnaldo, Ribeiro, Neuza
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/4871
Resumo: Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between perceptions of authentic leadership (AL) and affective commitment (AC) both directly and indirectly through the mediating effect of happiness at work. Design/methodology/approach Empirical research has analyzed the data from a questionnaire administered to a sample of five hundred forty-three employees belonging to various public and private organizations in Cape Verde. Structural Equation Modeling was used to test the model. Findings It was found that the perceptions of AL explain employees’ happiness at work. Perceptions of AL also predict AC both directly and through the mediating effect of happiness at work. Practical implications The findings suggest that AL predicts happiness at work, which in turn, explain employees` emotional bond to the organization. These results provide evidence that the quality of working environment created by leaders plays an important role in the extent to which employees develop better emotional bond at work. So, the organizations, particularly in Cape Verde should focus on training leaders with authentic characteristics. Originality/value In addition to verifying the direct relationship between AL and AC, this study introduced the mediating effect of the happiness at work, providing a model that depicts the chain effect between AL, AC and happiness, integrating these concepts in a single study.
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spelling Authentic leadership, happiness at work and affective commitment: An empirical study in Cape VerdeAuthentic LeadershipAffective Well BeingAffective CommitmentPurpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between perceptions of authentic leadership (AL) and affective commitment (AC) both directly and indirectly through the mediating effect of happiness at work. Design/methodology/approach Empirical research has analyzed the data from a questionnaire administered to a sample of five hundred forty-three employees belonging to various public and private organizations in Cape Verde. Structural Equation Modeling was used to test the model. Findings It was found that the perceptions of AL explain employees’ happiness at work. Perceptions of AL also predict AC both directly and through the mediating effect of happiness at work. Practical implications The findings suggest that AL predicts happiness at work, which in turn, explain employees` emotional bond to the organization. These results provide evidence that the quality of working environment created by leaders plays an important role in the extent to which employees develop better emotional bond at work. So, the organizations, particularly in Cape Verde should focus on training leaders with authentic characteristics. Originality/value In addition to verifying the direct relationship between AL and AC, this study introduced the mediating effect of the happiness at work, providing a model that depicts the chain effect between AL, AC and happiness, integrating these concepts in a single study.IC-OnlineSemedo, Ana SuzeteCoelho, ArnaldoRibeiro, Neuza2020-04-15T15:20:23Z20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/4871engAna Suzete Semedo, Arnaldo Coelho, Neuza Ribeiro, (2019) "Authentic leadership, happiness at work and affective commitment: An empirical study in Cape Verde", European Business Review, Vol. 31 Issue: 3, pp.337-351, https://doi.org/10.1108/EBR-01-2018-0034https://doi.org/10.1108/EBR-01-2018-0034info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-17T15:50:11Zoai:iconline.ipleiria.pt:10400.8/4871Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:48:37.464203Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Authentic leadership, happiness at work and affective commitment: An empirical study in Cape Verde
spellingShingle Authentic leadership, happiness at work and affective commitment: An empirical study in Cape Verde
Semedo, Ana Suzete
Authentic Leadership
Affective Well Being
Affective Commitment
title_short Authentic leadership, happiness at work and affective commitment: An empirical study in Cape Verde
title_full Authentic leadership, happiness at work and affective commitment: An empirical study in Cape Verde
title_fullStr Authentic leadership, happiness at work and affective commitment: An empirical study in Cape Verde
title_full_unstemmed Authentic leadership, happiness at work and affective commitment: An empirical study in Cape Verde
title_sort Authentic leadership, happiness at work and affective commitment: An empirical study in Cape Verde
author Semedo, Ana Suzete
author_facet Semedo, Ana Suzete
Coelho, Arnaldo
Ribeiro, Neuza
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author2 Coelho, Arnaldo
Ribeiro, Neuza
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Semedo, Ana Suzete
Coelho, Arnaldo
Ribeiro, Neuza
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Authentic Leadership
Affective Well Being
Affective Commitment
topic Authentic Leadership
Affective Well Being
Affective Commitment
description Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between perceptions of authentic leadership (AL) and affective commitment (AC) both directly and indirectly through the mediating effect of happiness at work. Design/methodology/approach Empirical research has analyzed the data from a questionnaire administered to a sample of five hundred forty-three employees belonging to various public and private organizations in Cape Verde. Structural Equation Modeling was used to test the model. Findings It was found that the perceptions of AL explain employees’ happiness at work. Perceptions of AL also predict AC both directly and through the mediating effect of happiness at work. Practical implications The findings suggest that AL predicts happiness at work, which in turn, explain employees` emotional bond to the organization. These results provide evidence that the quality of working environment created by leaders plays an important role in the extent to which employees develop better emotional bond at work. So, the organizations, particularly in Cape Verde should focus on training leaders with authentic characteristics. Originality/value In addition to verifying the direct relationship between AL and AC, this study introduced the mediating effect of the happiness at work, providing a model that depicts the chain effect between AL, AC and happiness, integrating these concepts in a single study.
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