Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management

Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (한국건설관리학회)
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Authentic Leadership and Construction Superintendent Effectiveness

  • Broughton, Benjamin (Construction Science and Management Program, Technology, Texas State University) ;
  • Lee, Soon-Jae (Construction Science and Management Program, Texas State University) ;
  • Ryu, Jay Sang (Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas State University) ;
  • Talley, Kimberly (Construction Science and Management Program, Texas State University)
  • Published : 2016.12.01
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Abstract

The construction industry suffers from declining productivity and lack of trust between stakeholders and among the public. Increasing technical, regulatory, environmental and ethical challenges face the sector and necessitate a new type of leader. Authentic leadership is a relatively new construct that focuses on a leader demonstrating self-awareness, relational transparency, an internalized ethical and moral perspective and balanced processing. This study uses the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire to measure construction superintendent's levels of authentic leadership and compares them to effectiveness ratings. There is a correlation between higher authentic leadership scores and effectiveness and this study concludes that authentic leaders are more effective superintendents.

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