Abstract
ABSTRACT Purpose: This paper analyzes the publications on the “authentic leadership” construct, based on systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis techniques, and aims to identify and analyze data regarding the chronology of publications, the identification of the most prolific journals and authors, research approaches, and the existence of authentic leadership measurement/assessment tools and its applications, besides analyzing the construction of these tools. Originality/value: Of the 431 articles analyzed, those dealing with reviews of literature do not present bibliometric data associated with the analysis of the construct measurement instruments. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review was performed systematically, using the query “authentic leadership” on the Academic Search Premier (Ebsco), Scopus, and Web of Science databases, with no starting date delimitation, with the deadline of December 2018, which resulted in the identification of 1390 articles. After eliminating duplicates and three filters, 431 documents remained for analysis. Findings: Three specific construct measurement/assessment tools were identified: the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ), the Authentic Leadership Inventory (ALI), and the Authentic Leadership Integrated Questionnaire (AL-IQ). There is a predominance of quantitative studies from 2008, with a wide application of ALQ. Instruments of quantitative measurement of authentic leadership did not emerge, only tools that evidence the presence of authenticity of leaders.
Highlights
Social change has demonstrated the need to pursue a new concept of leadership, aimed at more positive relationships, like authentic leadership
This paper analyzes the publications on the “authentic leadership” construct, based on systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis techniques, and aims to identify and analyze data regarding the chronology of publications, the identification of the most prolific journals and authors, research approaches, and the existence of authentic leadership measurement/assessment tools and its applications, besides analyzing the construction of these tools
Seeking to help in the organization of the knowledge already produced about authentic leadership, 431 articles were analyzed regarding the chronological distribution, research approaches, main authors and journals, and the identification and analysis of the construction of the measurement/ assessment tools of the construct
Summary
Social change has demonstrated the need to pursue a new concept of leadership, aimed at more positive relationships, like authentic leadership. Rather than descriptive, theoretical approach, authentic leadership proposes guidelines on what the leader’s actions should look like and considers the importance of intersubjective relationships between leader and follower so that both can develop their skills, become aware of their weaknesses, beliefs, and values while interacting transparently, building more authentic organizations (Begley & Stefkovich, 2007; Esper & Cunha, 2015; Shamir & Eilam, 2005). The focus on this approach is the authenticity of leaders and their leadership, understood as real and genuine leadership (Northouse, 2016). It concludes with the study considerations and recommendations for future research
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