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标题：South African managers in public service: On being authentic
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作者：Antoni Barnard ; Nirvana Simbhoo
期刊名称：International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
电子版ISSN：1748-2631
出版年度：2014
卷号：9
DOI：10.3402/qhw.v9.20630
语种：English
出版社：Taylor & Francis
摘要：South African managers in public service consistently face challenges related to managing a well-adjusted and productive diverse workforce. Following the notion that leadership authenticity fosters positive psychological employee capacity, the aim of this study was to explore the meaning essence of authenticity as lived in the worklife experiences of senior managers in public service. Five senior managers in public service were purposefully selected based on their articulated challenges with being authentic at work, whilst attending a diversity sensitivity workshop. From a hermeneutic phenomenological perspective, in-depth interviews were used, and an interpretative phenomenological analysis yielded two predominant themes offering a description of what it means to be authentic. Authenticity is experienced as an affective state that results from a continuous self-appraisal of the extent to which expression of self is congruent with a subjective and socially constructed expectation of self in relation to others. Authenticity seems to develop through a continuous process of internal and external adaptation, and it leads to ultimately building a differentiated yet integrated identity of self. A reciprocal dynamic between feeling authentic and self-confidence alludes to the potential importance of authenticity dynamics in identity work.Key words: Authenticity, authentic leadership, identity work, psychological well-being, interpretative phenomenology,hermeneutic phenomenology(Published: 15 January 2014)Citation: Int J Qualitative Stud Health Well-being 2014, 9: 20630 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v9.20630
关键词：Industrial and organisational psychology;Authenticity, authentic leadership, identity work, psychological well-being, interpretative phenomenology, hermeneutic phenomenology