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Authentic leadership, happiness at work and affective commitment: An empirical study in Cape Verde
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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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Keywords
Authentic Leadership Affective Well Being Affective Commitment
Citation
Ana 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-01-2018-0034