scholarly journals Authentic leadership and followers' in-role and extra-role performance: The mediating role of followers' learning goal orientation

2016 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 877-883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qaiser Mehmood ◽  
Melvyn R. W. Hamstra ◽  
Samina Nawab ◽  
Tim Vriend
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Role Performance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Learning Goal ◽  
Learning Goal Orientation

Does Authentic Leadership Predict Employee Work Engagement and In-Role Performance?

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qaiser Mehmood ◽  
Samina Nawab ◽  
Melvyn R. W. Hamstra
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Role Performance ◽  
True Self ◽  
Learning Goal ◽  
Learning Goal Orientation ◽  
Follower Performance ◽  
Performance Results

Abstract. This study sought to examine whether and why authentic leadership predicts followers’ in-role performance and did so in a four-wave, multi-level, multi-source field study conducted in the banking sector in Pakistan. Working from the notion that authentic leadership fosters followers’ focus on developing their true self; we suggest authentic leadership predicts followers’ learning goal orientation. Given that learning goal orientation strongly impacts on how people approach and experience their work, in turn, we expected that learning goal orientation determines followers’ work engagement, and their in-role performance. Results indicated learning goal orientation mediated the relationship between authentic leadership and (a) follower performance and (b) work engagement.

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