Abstract
Inadequacies of seasoned leadership styles and unethical leadership practices have resulted in many
negative consequences for individuals and organizations. Authentic leadership is a character-driven
leadership model equipped with morality, integrity, and authenticity but little is known whether
authentic leadership can impact workplace incivility-a deviant work behavior. Workplace incivility,
with its deteriorating consequences, is a prevalent phenomenon in organization irrespective of
country origin or nature of the organization. Indeed, the research community has paid little
attention to this area. This study, drawing on Social Learning Theory and Leader-Member Exchange
Theory, attempts to fill this gap. This study also attempts to identify the mediating mechanism
through which authentic leaders translate their positive influence. Based on data collected from 127
respondents from the healthcare sector in Karachi, this study employs AMOS and PROCESS to
determine the goodness of model fit and to test proposed hypotheses respectively. Findings of this
research suggest that authentic leaders negatively influence workplace incivility. Ethical climate
partially mediates the impact of authentic leadership on workplace incivility. This study has
significant theoretical implications.
Muhammad Azeem Qureshi, Masood Hassan. (2019) Authentic Leadership, Ethical Climate & Workplace Incivility: How Authentic Leadership Prevents Deviant Work Behavior-A Case from Pakistan, Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences, Volume-12, Issue-1.
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