Leadership in positive context – authenticity of the leader and psychological capital Cover Image

Przywództwo w kontekście pozytywnym – autentyczność lidera i kapitał psychologiczny
Leadership in positive context – authenticity of the leader and psychological capital

Author(s): Przemysław Zbierowski
Subject(s): Psychology, Business Economy / Management, Accounting - Business Administration
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: positive organizational scholarship; authentic leadership; psychological capital;

Summary/Abstract: The paper fills the theoretical and empirical gaps concerning the relation between psychological capital (PsyCap) of the leader and the degree of his/her authenticity. Its purpose is to theoretically and empirically test the impact of PsyCap on authentic leadership. The paper presents the philosophy of positive organizational scholarship (POS), the concepts of psychological capital and authentic leadership, hypothesis development, research methods and results, their discussion, significance, practical implications, limitations and future research directions. The research revealed that authentic leadership is under medium influence of psychological capital, more specifically, hope is the determinant of self-awareness and optimism and resilience are antecedents of internalized moral perspective.

  • Issue Year: 176/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 153-166
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish