Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to determine the mediating role of psychological capital in relation to authentic leadership and organizational commitment. The research sample was composed of 295 academic and administrative staff working at Bingöl University. In this study convenience sampling method and questionnaire was used as data collection tool. The questionnaire included authentic leadership, psychological capital and organizational commitment questions to measure variables and demographic characteristics. The collected data were analyzed with SPSS and AMOS programs. The validity and reliability of the scales used in this study were tested and confirmatory factor analysis was applied. The hypotheses were examined by correlation and regression test and Sobel test was applied and the obtained findings were interpreted in this context. Findings have shown that in increasing organizational commitment, there are important roles of authentic leadership and psychological capital. It has also been found that the authentic leadership of psychological capital (self-efficiency) has a partial mediator role in the effect on organizational commitment. On the other hand, the mediation effect of the optimism, psychological resilience and hope sub-dimensions of the psychological capital between the authentic leadership and the organizational commitment has not been demonstrated.

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