Impact of authentic leadership on work engagement and organizational citizenship behavior: the mediating role of motivation for work

The general of this research was to analyze the effects of the perception of authentic leadership on work engagement and organizational citizenship behavior through motivation for work. Design/Methodology/Approach: With a cross-sectional design, the data were obtained from 300 employees belonging to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in all the provinces of Ecuador, establishing causal relationships through regression and confirmatory factor analysis and supporting the structural equation model.