Fostering creativity and performance through authentic leadership in educational institutions

Leadership is essential for organizational success, especially in educational institutions. This study aims to explore how authentic leadership can enhance employee performance and creativity. Previous research has often overlooked the significant role of authentic leadership in fostering higher lev...

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Main Authors: Wen-Ling Hsu, Andri Dayarana K. Silalahi, Ixora Javanisa Eunike, Do Thi Thanh Phuong
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Cogent Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2425774
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Do Thi Thanh Phuong
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description Leadership is essential for organizational success, especially in educational institutions. This study aims to explore how authentic leadership can enhance employee performance and creativity. Previous research has often overlooked the significant role of authentic leadership in fostering higher levels of creativity and performance within educational organizations. Therefore, there is a clear need for more comprehensive research to gain deeper insights into how the principles of authentic leadership – such as self-awareness, relational transparency, internalized moral perspective and balanced processing – can elevate the performance and creativity of both staff and educators. This study collected data from teachers and staff at schools in Indonesia (N = 402) and tested the research model and hypotheses using Structural Equation Modeling via Smart-PLS 4.0. The findings indicate that attributes such as self-awareness, relational transparency, internalized moral perspective and balanced influence significantly impact job performance. These results higlight the importance of authentic leadership practices for school principals, teachers and staff in optimizing school effectiveness through appropriate organizational processes. Additionally, the findings emphasize the crucial role of fostering creativity and enhancing overall performance within the school environment. The study suggests that school principals should adopt and implement authentic leadership principles to improve the overall effectiveness of their educational institutions.
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spelling doaj-art-bbfc1b7b5bf0439a9ba9b7afed4310da2025-08-20T03:46:54ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862024-12-0110110.1080/23311886.2024.2425774Fostering creativity and performance through authentic leadership in educational institutionsWen-Ling Hsu0Andri Dayarana K. Silalahi1Ixora Javanisa Eunike2Do Thi Thanh Phuong3Department of Marketing and Logistics Management, College of Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, TaiwanDepartment of Marketing and Logistics Management, College of Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, TaiwanDepartment of Business Administration, College of Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, TaiwanDepartment of Distribution Management, College of Management, National Chin Yi University of Technology, Taichung, TaiwanLeadership is essential for organizational success, especially in educational institutions. This study aims to explore how authentic leadership can enhance employee performance and creativity. Previous research has often overlooked the significant role of authentic leadership in fostering higher levels of creativity and performance within educational organizations. Therefore, there is a clear need for more comprehensive research to gain deeper insights into how the principles of authentic leadership – such as self-awareness, relational transparency, internalized moral perspective and balanced processing – can elevate the performance and creativity of both staff and educators. This study collected data from teachers and staff at schools in Indonesia (N = 402) and tested the research model and hypotheses using Structural Equation Modeling via Smart-PLS 4.0. The findings indicate that attributes such as self-awareness, relational transparency, internalized moral perspective and balanced influence significantly impact job performance. These results higlight the importance of authentic leadership practices for school principals, teachers and staff in optimizing school effectiveness through appropriate organizational processes. Additionally, the findings emphasize the crucial role of fostering creativity and enhancing overall performance within the school environment. The study suggests that school principals should adopt and implement authentic leadership principles to improve the overall effectiveness of their educational institutions.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2425774Authentic leadershipemployee creativityjob performanceeducational organizationtransparencyLeadership
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Fostering creativity and performance through authentic leadership in educational institutions
Cogent Social Sciences
Authentic leadership
employee creativity
job performance
educational organization
transparency
Leadership
title Fostering creativity and performance through authentic leadership in educational institutions
title_full Fostering creativity and performance through authentic leadership in educational institutions
title_fullStr Fostering creativity and performance through authentic leadership in educational institutions
title_full_unstemmed Fostering creativity and performance through authentic leadership in educational institutions
title_short Fostering creativity and performance through authentic leadership in educational institutions
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topic Authentic leadership
employee creativity
job performance
educational organization
transparency
Leadership
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2425774
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