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Empathy and Mindfulness: Potential Antecedents to Authentic Leadership

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  • Aishwarya Singh

    (Jaypee Business School, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India)

  • Santoshi Sengupta

    (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India)

  • Swati Sharma

    (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India)

Abstract

As the upsurge of information continues due to globalization of economies in the wake of fierce competition, the role of information technology becomes more important than ever. The dynamics of business arena requires leaders in the IT industry who are well versed with new technologies as well as at the same time exhibit essential leadership skills that builds trust to ensure success. This paper discusses an empirical research aimed at identifying the antecedents for authentic leadership style for the professional in the IT sector by examining empathy and mindfulness as potential antecedents to authentic leadership. The questionnaire was completed by 250 respondents from the Indian IT sector. Findings reveal that empathy of a leader is significantly related to the development of authentic leadership. However, mindfulness is not related to authentic leadership. The paper identifies empathy as a potential antecedent of authentic leadership that is intended to foster positive organizational outcomes. Intense literature review reflects that only few studies have been conducted focusing on the antecedents of authentic leadership. The study attempts to fill this void.

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  • Aishwarya Singh & Santoshi Sengupta & Swati Sharma, 2016. "Empathy and Mindfulness: Potential Antecedents to Authentic Leadership," International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals (IJHCITP), IGI Global, vol. 7(4), pages 1-14, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jhcitp:v:7:y:2016:i:4:p:1-14
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    1. Yucheng Zhang & Yongxing Guo & Meng Zhang & Shan Xu & Xin Liu & Alexander Newman, 2022. "Antecedents and outcomes of authentic leadership across culture: A meta-analytic review," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 39(4), pages 1399-1435, December.
    2. Luxmi Malodia & Indu Goyal, 2023. "Psychological Process that Links Authentic Leadership with Followers’ Creative Behaviour," Metamorphosis: A Journal of Management Research, , vol. 22(1), pages 28-37, June.
    3. José V. Pestana & Nuria Codina, 2020. "Collective and Individual Sources of Women’s Creativity: Heroism and Psychological Types Involved in Enhancing the Talent of Emerging Leaders," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-25, May.
    4. Aishwarya Singh & Santoshi Sengupta & Swati Sharma, 2018. "Towards a Better Understanding of the Relationship Between Authentic Leadership and its Positive Outcomes: A Theoretical Framework," International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 15(02), pages 1-20, April.

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