THE EFFECT OF AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP ON THE FLOW AT WORK: THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CLIMATE

Abstract

This study aims to examine how authentic leadership (AL) affects employees’ flow experiences and the indirect effect of AL on flow at work (FaW) through psychological climate (PC). It offers a different perspective in terms of testing the connection between AL and FaW through the business environment. Its sample consists of 391 public sector employees from different cities in Türkiye. In the study, convenience and snowball sampling methods were used together. Results indicate that perceived AL has a positive and significant impact on the perceived PC. Perceived AL and perceived PC effect the FaW positively. The most important finding of the study is that PC positively mediates the effect of perceived AL on the FaW experience.