TY - JOUR
T1 - Unlocking the mask: A look at the process by which authentic leaders impact follower attitudes and behaviors
T2 - A look at the process by which authentic leaders impact follower attitudes and behaviors
AU - Gardner, William
AU - Avolio, Bruce J.
AU - Walumbwa, Fred O.
AU - Luthans, Fred
AU - May, Douglas R.
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - The conceptual and empirical links between authentic leadership and follower attitudes, behaviors, and performance outcomes have not been fully developed. Although we have a number of articles developing the theory of authentic leadership and testing propositions that will appear in a forthcoming special issue of The Leadership Quarterly (Vol. 16, Issue 3, 2005), the focus of this article is to provide some of the initial foundation work for the broader theoretical framework of how authentic leaders influence follower attitudes, behaviors, and performance. Here, we draw from positive organizational behavior, trust, hope, emotion, identification, and identity theories to describe the processes by which authentic leaders exert their influence on followers' attitudes and behaviors. Research propositions based on the proposed theoretical model and implications for future theory building and research are presented.
AB - The conceptual and empirical links between authentic leadership and follower attitudes, behaviors, and performance outcomes have not been fully developed. Although we have a number of articles developing the theory of authentic leadership and testing propositions that will appear in a forthcoming special issue of The Leadership Quarterly (Vol. 16, Issue 3, 2005), the focus of this article is to provide some of the initial foundation work for the broader theoretical framework of how authentic leaders influence follower attitudes, behaviors, and performance. Here, we draw from positive organizational behavior, trust, hope, emotion, identification, and identity theories to describe the processes by which authentic leaders exert their influence on followers' attitudes and behaviors. Research propositions based on the proposed theoretical model and implications for future theory building and research are presented.
KW - Authentic leadership
KW - Follower attitudes and behaviors
KW - Identity theories
KW - Positive organizational behavior
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=10344219536&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.leaqua.2004.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.leaqua.2004.09.003
M3 - Article
VL - 15
SP - 801
EP - 823
JO - Leadership Quarterly
JF - Leadership Quarterly
IS - 6
ER -