Examining Self-Monitoring and Neuroticism as Predictors and Self-Efficacy as an Outcome of Authentic Leadership

Abstract

ABSTRACT The present study explores the role of personality traits of neuroticism and self-monitoring as determinants of authentic leadership, and self-efficacy as an outcome using a sample of 300 employees from automobile and heavy engineering companies in India. Support for the study hypotheses was mixed. Although the effect of neuroticism on authentic leadership was negative, the relationship was not significant. The trait of self-monitoring showed significant positive association with the ratings of authentic leadership. With regard to the outcomes of authentic leadership, the results provided support for the positive relationship between authentic leadership and self-efficacy. The study makes significant contribution to the positive leadership theory building by exploring the linkage of personality with authentic leadership perceptions and establishing the importance of authentic leadership for developing positive psychological capacities among the followers.