Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore the mediating effect authentic leadership (AL) has on professional identity (PI), ethical climate (EC) and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) and political behavior (PB) among elementary school principals in Israel.

Design/methodology/approach

Four hundred and ten elementary principals from various Israeli districts participated in the study. The research is based on principals' self-report questionnaires. The analysis focused on SEM using AMOS software.

Findings

Results indicated that AL fully mediates the relationships between PI and OCB and PB while partially mediates the relationships between EC and OCB and PB.

Research limitations/implications

This study could contribute to the design of an integrative model not previously researched, while exploring relationships between behaviors perceived as mutually opposite. This study suggested that to increase OCB and decrease PB, authentic leadership among elementary school principals should be enhanced by educational leaders.

Originality/value

The new model is likely to help school principals to deal with political behaviors while fostering citizenship behaviors during their work. Educational leaders may design professional training for principals in order to encourage the development of the positive aspects of OCB and PB.

中文翻译：

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在专业身份，道德氛围，公民行为和政治行为之间进行调解的真正领导

目的

本文的目的是探讨真实的领导（AL）对以色列小学校长之间的职业认同（PI），道德氛围（EC）以及组织公民行为（OCB）和政治行为（PB）的中介作用。

设计/方法/方法

来自以色列各个地区的410名基本校长参加了这项研究。该研究基于校长的自我报告调查表。分析重点是使用AMOS软件的SEM。

发现

结果表明，AL完全调解了PI与OCB和PB之间的关系，而部分调解了EC与OCB和PB之间的关系。

研究局限/意义

这项研究可能有助于设计以前没有研究过的整合模型，同时探索被认为是相互对立的行为之间的关系。这项研究表明，要增加OCB并减少PB，教​​育领导者应增强小学校长的真实领导能力。

创意/价值

新模式可能会帮助学校校长处理政治行为，同时在他们的工作中培养公民行为。教育领导者可以为校长设计专业培训，以鼓励OCB和PB积极方面的发展。