Is the Role of Authentic Leadership Effective in Managing Occupational Stress and Psychological Capital?

• Autorzy: Adnan Ul Haque , Ali Sher , Mariusz Urbański
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study examines the role of an authentic leadership style in managing levels of occupational stress of employees working in the IT sectors of Pakistan and the UK. By combining strata, purposive and convenience sampling techniques, we gathered data from 220 employees working in software houses in both economies by means of a cross-sectional research design. The measurement model confirmed the reliability and validity of the distinctive variables while Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and correlation were deployed to assess the relationship between the research variables. The findings of the study confirmed that an authentic leadership style is effective in managing occupational stress, specifically organisational and personal stressors of employees working on time-bound projects. Additionally, authentic leadership is effective in developing psychological capital. The research framework is effective for improving employees' work efficiency through stress reduction and the development of psychological capital under an authentic leadership style. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Leadership; Occupational stress; Industrial psychology; Comparative analysis; Psychological capital

PL

Przywództwo; Stres zawodowy; Psychologia pracy; Analiza porównawcza; Kapitał psychologiczny

• Czasopismo: Forum Scientiae Oeconomia
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: 8
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 59--77

Twórcy

autor

Adnan Ul Haque

• Yorkville University, Concord, Canada

autor

Ali Sher

• Yorkville University, Concord, Canada

autor

Mariusz Urbański

• Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland

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DOI

10.23762/FSO _VOL 8_NO2_4