THE ROLE OF AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP IN ENHANCING ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: EVIDENCE FROM EGYPT
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https://doi.org/10.53555/eijbms.v9i1.131Keywords:
Authentic leadership, Organizational commitment, Affective commitment, Normative commitment, Continuance commitmentAbstract
The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of toxic leadership on organizational commitment from the point of view of employees in cement sector companies in Egypt. The study used a survey questionnaire. Respondents were 310, The descriptive analytical approach was applied. The study used regression analysis to determine the relationship between the independent variable on the dependent variables. The results of the regression analysis proved that authentic leadership dimensions (Self-awareness, Balanced Processing, Internalized Moral Perspective, and Relational Transparency) has a positive and significant effect on organizational commitment dimensions from the point of view of employees in cement sector companies
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