Authentic leadership and its influence on group cohesion and organizational identification:the role of organizational justice as a mediating variable

  1. García-Guiu López, Carlos María
  2. Molero Alonso, Fernando
  3. Moriano León, Juan Antonio
Revista:
International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

ISSN: 0213-4748 1579-3680

Año de publicación: 2015

Volumen: 30

Número: 1

Páginas: 60-88

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1080/02134748.2014.987539 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

Resumen

El objetivo de este estudio es comprobar la relación entre el liderazgo auténtico, la cohesión grupal, la identificación y el posible efecto mediador de la justicia organizacional. Para ello, se utilizó la técnica de mínimos cuadrados parciales (PLS) para analizar los datos de 210 empleados pertenecientes a diferentes empresas españolas. Los resultados mostraron relaciones positivas entre las variables estudiadas y una mediación de la justicia organizacional. Estos resultados se discuten considerando la importancia del modelo de liderazgo auténtico al estudiar los procesos grupales en las organizaciones, así como la importancia del desarrollo de políticas y conductas que favorezcan la ética, transparencia y justicia en las empresas.

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