Antecedents, Mediators, and Outcomes of Authentic Leadership in Healthcare: A Systematic Review

Leaders are essential in every organization to achieve patient safety and healthy work environments. Authentic leadership is a relational leadership style purported to promote healthy work environments that influence staff performance and organizational outcomes. Given recent growth in authentic leadership research in healthcare and the importance of new knowledge to inform leadership development, there is an obligation to determine what is known about the antecedents and outcomes of authentic leadership in healthcare settings and clarify mechanisms by which authentic leadership affects healthcare staff and patient outcomes.
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research