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International Journal of Social Psychology
Revista de Psicología Social
Volume 30, 2015 - Issue 1
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Research papers / Artículos de investigación

Authentic leadership and its influence on group cohesion and organizational identification: the role of organizational justice as a mediating variable / El liderazgo auténtico y su influencia sobre la cohesión grupal y la identificación organizacional: el papel de la justicia organizacional como variable mediadora

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Pages 60-88 | Received 05 Nov 2012, Accepted 30 Sep 2013, Published online: 30 Jan 2015
 

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyse the relationship between authentic leadership, group cohesion, organizational identification and the potential effect of organizational justice as a mediating variable. Partial Least Squares (PLS) modelling was used to analyse the data from 210 employees at several Spanish companies. The results showed that organizational justice as a mediator in the proposed model and positive relationships among the variables studied. These findings are discussed taking into account the importance of the authentic leadership model in the study of group processes in organizations and the development of policies and behaviours that promote ethics, transparency and justice in companies.

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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