| Revista INFAD 2012 |
ISSN EDICIÓN EN PAPEL: 0214-9877 |
| Nº1, Vol. 4, pp. 281-289 | doi: en trámite |
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Da espiritualidade organizacional ao capital psicológico individual: qual o papel da liderança autêntica?
Isabel Vilaça / Liste dos Santos Mendes Mónico / Florêncio Vicente de Castro. pp. 281-289
Abstract
Despite the value of positivity having long been recognized, it has only recently been the target of research and application in the field of organizational behaviour (Luthans, 2002a,b). Different studies can be found in recent work which seek to measure the impact of the introduction into the organizational environment of characteristics referred to as spiritual, as a means of improving indi-vidual performance. Furthermore, empirical research has indicated the importance of strengthening positive psychological capital not only for the well-being of the employees themselves but also to improve results. Recently, the economic crisis and the abandonment of management models used at many companies are events which have led to renewed interest in the role of leaders and, more particularly, in their responsibility to create morally healthy organizational environments.
In this study we have sought to analyse the consequences of the perception of the spiritual char-acteristics of organizations in the psychological capital of workers and to identify the role of authen-tic leadership in this relationship. Research was conducted into 710 organizational members. The research develops and tests a conceptual model which underwent structural equation modelling using AMOS, with a sample of 710 employees.
The results obtained reveal that organizational spirituality and authentic leadership have a mutu-al influence of 39.6% and that organizational spirituality, when linked to authentic leadership, has a predictive capacity in relation to psychological capital of 38.44%. However, the perception of lead-ers’ characteristics of authenticity in no way influences the psychological capital.
Keywords:organizational spirituality, authentic leadership, positive psychological capital.
