Authentic leadership, happiness at work and affective commitment

Authentic Leadership, Trust and Work Engagement

The issue of leadership has been investigated from several perspectives; however, very less from ethical perspective. With the growing number of corporate scandals and unethical roles played by business leaders in several parts of the world, the need to examine leadership from ethical perspective cannot be over emphasized. The importance of leadership credibility has been discussed in the authe...

Happiness at Work

Happiness at work.

Being happy at work is a fundamental element of a person’s life satisfaction. Because work is an integral part of a person’s identity, the professional role that one assumes is frequently the means by which a person feels the most valued and derives their selfesteem. (1) Within the profession of nursing, there is a positive correlation between career satisfaction, self nurturance, and life sati...

Leadership Style and National Culture on Restaurant Employees’ Affective Commitment

The topics of leadership and culture have attracted substantial interest from both academics and practitioners. This study examines the effects of leadership styles and national culture on affective commitment in samples of the restaurant employees in US. The findings support the primary assumption of this study: restaurant employees’ affective commitment is related to the leadership styles of ...

Measuring Happiness: From Fluctuating Happiness to Authentic–Durable Happiness

On the basis of the theoretical distinction between self-centeredness and selflessness (Dambrun and Ricard, 2011), the main goal of this research was to develop two new scales assessing distinct dimensions of happiness. By trying to maximize pleasures and to avoid displeasures, we propose that a self-centered functioning induces a fluctuating happiness in which phases of pleasure and displeasur...