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Leading change authentically: how authentic leaders influence follower responses to complex change

Alavi, S. B ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1177/1548051816664681
  3. Abstract:
  4. Organizational change has become complex and challenging, and employee attitudes and beliefs toward change are even more important. This article proposes a theoretical framework on how authentic leadership may influence followers’ change-oriented attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors through follower psychological resources including hope, trust, optimism, self-efficacy, and resilience, which influence readiness for change and change implementation. We maintain that an authentic leader’s behavior can influence his or her followers’ change-oriented behaviors in participation in decision-making processes and change initiatives, organization citizenship behavior, organizational learning processes, and forming coalition for change. We developed propositions for further empirical investigation. © 2016, © The Authors 2016
  5. Keywords:
  6. Authentic leadership ; Change leadership ; Commitment to change ; Cynicism about change ; Psychological capacity ; Readiness for change
  7. Source: Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies ; Volume 24, Issue 2 , 2017 , Pages 157-171 ; 15480518 (ISSN)
  8. URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1548051816664681