THE EFFECT OF AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP ON ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR: THE MODERATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS

Abstract

Leaders are systems’ fundamental piece and the effect factor for the forces impacted by the system. For this reason, the current study sought to investigate the effect of authentic leadership on organisational citizenship behaviour. It also examined the moderating role of organizational politics in the context of Ghana. The population for the study was teaching and non-teaching staff at the University of Education Winneba in Ghana. There were 237 samples. Data were obtained using the questionnaire. The research design used for the study was quantitative research with a descriptive study and this study has been used for explanatory purposes. The quantitative tool the researcher used to analyse data was Microsoft Excel, Amos, Process Macro, and statistical package for social sciences (SPSS 21). Findings revealed that authentic leadership had insignificant impact on organizational citizenship behaviour. Results also showed a positive but insignificant moderating role of organizational politics on the relationship between authentic leadership and organizational citizenship behaviour. The study recommended that institutions and businesses should not take note of authentic leadership to influence employees’ behaviours and should not consider organizational politics in addressing the decrease in employees’ behaviour.