Authentic Leadership Questionnaire: invariance between samples of Brazilian and Portuguese employees

Abstract The Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ) is used to assess authentic leadership (AL). Although ALQ is often used in empirical research, cross-cultural studies with this measure are scarce. Aiming to contribute to filling this gap, this study assesses the invariance of the ALQ measure between samples of Brazilian (N= 1019) and Portuguese (N= 842) employees. A multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was performed, and the results showed the invariance of the first- and second-order factor models between the Brazilian and Portuguese samples. The results are discussed considering their cultural setting, with the study’s limitations and future research directions being pointed out.

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Main Authors: Cervo,Clarissa S., Mónico,Lisete dos Santos Mendes, Santos,Nuno Rebelo dos, Hutz,Claudio Simon, Pais,Leonor
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Curso de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2016
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722016000103120
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Summary:Abstract The Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ) is used to assess authentic leadership (AL). Although ALQ is often used in empirical research, cross-cultural studies with this measure are scarce. Aiming to contribute to filling this gap, this study assesses the invariance of the ALQ measure between samples of Brazilian (N= 1019) and Portuguese (N= 842) employees. A multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was performed, and the results showed the invariance of the first- and second-order factor models between the Brazilian and Portuguese samples. The results are discussed considering their cultural setting, with the study’s limitations and future research directions being pointed out.