Authentic leaders and Teams More Powerful: An Application in High Technology Industry

• Published in: Sociedade, contabilidade e gestão Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 076 - 091
• Main Authors: Alfredo Barcellos Pinheiro de Lemos Filho, Antônio Carlos Magalhães da Silva, Paulo Roberto da Costa Vieira, Jorge Augusto de Sá Brito e Freitas, Myrian Beatriz Eiras das Neves
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Leadership; Potent Teams; Structural Equation Modeling
• ISSN: 1982-7342

This article seeks to analyze whether authentic leaders are associated with the most potent teams. The study was conducted in a high-tech company located in the city of Petrópolis (Rio de Janeiro). The work was carried out with 373 employees. The research is quantitative in nature, in which survey research conducted with structured self-administered questionnaire. The data collected were processed using structural equation modeling. The hypothetical model was tested based on the theoretical framework of the issue, and the results accepted the hypotheses proposed in the present modeling, indicating the observed variables that influence the power of the team. Moreover, an approach was performed using descriptive statistics for authentic leadership, virtuosity Team, affective commitment to the team and the team's power. Among the variables that had the greatest impact on the strength of the team, we highlight the "ability to listen" by leaders as a key element of the power of the team. Our findings reinforce the concepts found in the literature, suggesting that the impact of leaders on both employees and teams are mediated by other variables. In addition, our results may be of interest to businesses, especially in improving the business performance of organizations.