Authentic Leadership Theory, Positive Organizational Scholarship, and Servant Leadership

2017 ◽  
pp. 259-286
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
Positive Organizational Scholarship ◽  
Authentic Leadership Theory ◽  
Organizational Scholarship

Trigger events and crucibles in authentic leaders' development

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark R. Shannon ◽  
Maurice Buford ◽  
Bruce E. Winston ◽  
James Andy Wood
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Critical Incident ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Moral Perspective ◽  
Authentic Leadership Theory ◽  
Authentic Leadership Development ◽  
Trigger Events

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the role of trigger events and leadership crucibles in the lives of authentic leaders. The study was based on two theories: authentic leadership theory and born versus made theory.Design/methodology/approachParticipants were included in the study if they scored between 64 and 80 on the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ). The qualified leaders were then asked to participate in a qualitative interview utilizing an interview guide born out of the relevant literature. The interview followed the guidelines of the Critical Incident Technique (CIT).FindingsThe data indicated that trigger events and leadership crucibles play a significant role in authentic leadership development.Practical implicationsPractitioners should emphasize the prominent themes of self-awareness, relational transparency, balanced processing and moral perspective and the connection with other themes that emerged from the current study when developing or training leaders. Furthermore, practitioners concerned with creating an authentic leadership culture may consider the findings of the current study to develop and employ hiring and promotion strategies that increase the probabilities of hiring and promoting leaders that exhibit authentic leadership behaviors.Originality/valueThe findings of the research indicate that trigger events and crucibles both affect authentic leadership development. The research findings confirm characteristics associated with authentic leadership theory were predominant in the participants. However, one theme that prevailed was that of spirituality, which may or may not be considered to be part of an authentic leader's moral perspective

Authentic leadership theory: The case for and against

2021 ◽  
pp. 101495
Author(s):  
William L. Gardner ◽  
Elizabeth P. Karam ◽  
Mats Alvesson ◽  
Katja Einola
Keyword(s):  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
Authentic Leadership Theory

The perils of authentic leadership theory

Leadership ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 174271502110040
Author(s):  
Katja Einola ◽  
Mats Alvesson
Keyword(s):  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Academic Work ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Authentic Leadership Theory ◽  
The Way

In this commentary, we discuss perils of authentic leadership theory (ALT) in a modest effort to help weed out one theory that has gone amiss to pave the way for new ideas. We make an argument for why ALT is not only wrong in a harmless manner, but it may be outright perilous to leadership scholars, scholarship and those who believe in it. It may undermine academic work, delegitimize university institutions, make false promises to organizations, and cause identity trouble through encouraging managers and others overeager to live up to the proposed formula. We argue that leadership and authenticity should be kept separate as interests and themes of study.

Revisiting the Development and Validation of the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire: Analytical Clarifications

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 399-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce J. Avolio ◽  
Tara Wernsing ◽  
William L. Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Construct Validation ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Model Tests ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Authentic Leadership Questionnaire ◽  
Authentic Leadership Theory ◽  
Development And Validation

This article reexamines the original research and results pertaining to the construct validation of the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire. Our reexamination involved analyzing the four factor and higher order model of authentic leadership using more recent recommendations for model tests that have appeared in the literature since the original article was published. We compared the results of these procedures to those used back in 2008, excluding any adjustments to the model specifications based on modification indices. Results of these analyses are interpreted and contextualized within the stream of research accumulated on authentic leadership to the present day. We also offer recommendations for extending further construct validation work on authentic leadership theory, and more general suggestions for reporting the results of these types of analyses.

scholarly journals State of Science of Authentic Leadership

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Rose Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
The State ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
Authentic Leadership Theory

The state of science on authentic leadership theory.

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