The Impact of Authentic leadership on développement of créative work behaviorpsychological capital as a mediating variable : An Applied Study on the Yemeni Public Telecommunications Corporation
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Abstract
This study investigates the nature of the direct and indirect relationship between Authentic leadership and
the development of creative work behavior in the Yemeni Public Telecommunications Corporation through
psychological capital as a mediating variable. In order to achieve this objective, a sample of 285 employees
was selected at the main headquarters of the Yemeni Public Telecommunications Corporation and its
branches in Sana'a. A survey list was used to collect a primary data. The number of survey lists that was
collected and be valid for analysis is 226 lists which represent 79% of the whole distributed survey lists. The
results showed that there is a shortage in the level of practice of Authentic leadership by the managers of the
Yemeni Public Telecommunications Corporation according to the attitudes of subordinates. Also, the level
of psychological capital of the employees and their creative behavior is a moderate level. In addition, the
results showed a significant relationship between the practice of Authentic leadership and the development
of creative work behavior in the Yemeni Public Telecommunications Corporation. Finally, the results
showed that psychological capital significantly mediates the relationship between Authentic leadership
practice and the development of creative work behavior .
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