Title:
THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL HEADS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEAMWORK ATTITUDES AND WORK ENGAGEMENT

Authors:
Eugenio S. Guhao Jr. and Lyndon A. Quines ,Philippines

Abstract:
This study was aimed at research the mediating effect of authentic leadership of on the relationship between teamwork attitudes and work engagement among 357school heads in Davao Region, Philippines. This study employed non-experimental design utilizing descriptive correlation technique. The statistical tools used were mean, Pearson-r and regression technique. Research instruments on authentic leadership, teamwork attitudes and work engagement which were pilot tested and content validated were used as sources of data. Using Pearson-r, the results revealed significant relationships between authentic leadership, teamwork attitudes and work engagement of school heads. Utilizing path analysis, the results of the study revealed partial mediating effect of authentic leadership on the relationship between teamwork attitude and work engagement. This means that the mediating role played by the honest leadership of the school heads partly helped to explain the mechanism that was responsible for the relationship between the attitude of cooperation and the dedication to work