Authentic leadership as a mediator between professional identity, ethical climate, citizenship behavior and political behavior

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the mediating effect authentic leadership (AL) has on professional identity (PI), ethical climate (EC) and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) and political behavior (PB) among elementary school principals in Israel. Design/methodology/approach: Four hundred and ten elementary principals from various Israeli districts participated in the study. The research is based on principals' self-report questionnaires. The analysis focused on SEM using AMOS software. Findings: Results indicated that AL fully mediates the relationships between PI and OCB and PB while partially mediates the relationships between EC and OCB and PB. Research limitations/implications: This study could contribute to the design of an integrative model not previously researched, while exploring relationships between behaviors perceived as mutually opposite. This study suggested that to increase OCB and decrease PB, authentic leadership among elementary school principals should be enhanced by educational leaders. Originality/value: The new model is likely to help school principals to deal with political behaviors while fostering citizenship behaviors during their work. Educational leaders may design professional training for principals in order to encourage the development of the positive aspects of OCB and PB.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)741-753
Number of pages13
JournalInternational Journal of Educational Management
Volume35
Issue number4
Early online date11 Feb 2021
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

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Keywords

  • Authentic leadership
  • Ethical climate
  • Organizational citizenship behavior
  • Political behavior
  • Professional identity
  • School principals

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