Meaningful Connections: Authentic Leadership and Trust

• Main Author: Zeynep Merve Ünal
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: Istanbul Gelisim University Press 2019-10-01
• Series: İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
• Subjects: trust to supervisor; authentic leadership; meaning; self-awareness; positive organizational behavior; yöneticiye güven; otantik liderlik; anlam; öz-farkındalık; pozitif örgütsel davranış
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/igusbd/issue/49873/612648

The aim of this study is to investigate the predictive relationship between authentic leadership and trust to supervisor. The data were collected from 104 employees from a variety of jobs and industries in a collectivistic culture, Turkey. In the scope of this study, existing scales are used to collect data. Employees completed the ten-itemed one factor solution trust to supervisor scale and sixteen-itemed four factor solution authentic leadership scale. Structural equation modeling was conducted to test the research hypothesis.  The structural equation modeling results showed a strong positive relationship between authentic leadership and trust to supervisor. The results are discussed along with practical implication, suggestions for future research and limitations.