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The HoneyComb Paradigm for Research on Collective Human Behavior
Published on: January 19, 2019
Authentic leadership, group cohesion and group identification in security and emergency teams
Carlos García-Guiu López1, Fernando Molero Alonso, Miguel Moya Morales
1Universidad de Granada, Centro Mixto UGR- MADOC.
Background:
Authentic leadership (AL) is a kind of leadership that inspires and promotes positive psychological capacities, underlining the moral and ethical component of behavior. The proposed investigation studies the relations among AL, cohesion, and group identification in security and emergency teams.
Method:
A cross-sectional research design was conducted in which participated 221 members from 26 fire departments and operative teams from the local police of three Spanish provinces. The following questionnaires were administered: Authentic Leadership (ALQ), Group Cohesion (GEQ), and Mael and Ashford's Group Identification Questionnaire.
Results:
A direct and positive relation was found between AL, cohesion, and group identification. An indirect relation was also found between AL and group cohesion through group identification, indicating the existence of partial mediation.
Conclusions:
The utility of the proposed model based on AL is considered; this model can be employed by those in charge of the fire departments and operative groups in organizations to improve workteams' cohesion. Both AL and group identification help to explain group cohesion in organizations committed to security and emergencies.
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