Authentic Leadership's Influence on Job Satisfaction at Tesco

This report investigates the impact of authentic leadership on employee job satisfaction, insecurity, and intentions to quit within Tesco. Using a qualitative research method, data was collected and analyzed to determine the direct and indirect influences of authentic leadership. The findings highlight that a majority of Tesco employees understand and appreciate authentic leadership, recognizing its positive impact on discipline, self-awareness, commitment, and team performance. Indirect effects include increased workplace engagement and trust. Employees believe authentic leadership fosters emotional stability and contributes to team success. While challenges exist, such as focusing on results, most employees feel Tesco leaders effectively adopt authentic leadership styles. The study concludes that authentic leadership positively affects employee attitude, behavior, and psychological capabilities, leading to greater job satisfaction and reduced intentions to quit. Desklib is a platform where students can find similar solved assignments and past papers.

RESEARCH METHODS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
DATA ANALYSIS.........................................................................................................................3
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION..................................................................................................18
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................20
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................21
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Research methods are greatly considered as different from research methodologies as it is
the way in which the researcher is able to collect the data in order to finish the investigation over
specified topics. The best method has been chosen by the scholar according to the topic that is
being selected for the examination. There are generally two types or methods through which the
data has been collected such as quantitative research method and qualitative research method.
The quantitative method helps to identify the solutions with the help of close ended questions in
the form of questionnaire or surveys which consists of multiple options. Another way of doing
such kind of method is to follow structured interview method (Nasab and Afshari, 2019). On the
other hand, the qualitative method of research consists of determine the data into numerical
formats.
This report will illustrate the topic i.e. “Employees job satisfaction, insecurity and intentions
to quit: the direct and indirect influence of authentic leadership” with the help of collecting the
data through the qualitative method. The study will be done over the employees of Tesco in
order to identify specific results. Apart from this, the data analysis will also be done in order to
identify appropriate findings to describe certain aspects in comprehensive manner.
DATA ANALYSIS
Data analysis is the systematic approach of applying statistical or logical techniques to
elaborate and describe the data into descriptive manner. This practice helps the researcher to
change and process the raw data into actionable context that helps them to make appropriate and
informative decisions (Weiss and et.al., 2018). This evaluation of the data helps them to reduce
the risks that are being inherent into decision making process by providing useful insights along
with statistics that is being often presented into charts, images, graphs, tables and similar kind of
graphical representation.
Theme 1: With the help of questionnaire, it has been evaluated that large number of employees
are highly aware about the concept of authentic leadership.
Do you understand the concept of authentic Outcome

leadership?
Yes 28
No 2
Total 30
Number of employees understands the concept of authentic leadership
Interpretation: From the above pictorial diagram, it has been evaluated that maximum number
of employees of Tesco i.e. 93% agrees that they are highly able to understand the concept of
authentic leadership and according to them it has also been identified that the leaders within their
organization are able to follow the authentic approach due to which they do complete their tasks
with complete heart and mind in all the specified situations. On the other hand, there are few
employees as well who are still not aware about the authentic leadership conception and requires
detailed explanation over the topic.
Theme 2: Promotion of discipline atmosphere, cultivation of self awareness within the
employees, making them highly committed, drive teams as per the organizational goals are all

the important direct influences that provide complete impact over the authentic leadership within
the Tesco.
What is the most significant direct influence
of authentic leadership according to you
within your organization?
Outcome
Promotes disciplined environment 4
Cultivate self awareness among employees 2
Committed towards cultural development 5
Driven their team according to the company
goals
3
All of the above 16
Total 30
Direct influence of authentic leadership
Interpretation: From the above represented pie chart, it has been identified that majority
number of employees of Tesco i.e. over 53% do share their vote in the favour that all the given

options such as the direct influence of authentic leadership provides promotion of disciplined
atmosphere within the company, it also helps to cultivate self awareness among employees, with
the help if such kind of leadership, the employees are become committed to make positive
business environment and also drive their teams with detailed collaboration which also helps to
achieve company goals as well as objectives of the firm. However, there are few candidates who
share their vote to individual options as well such as 13% vote in favour of the option that it
helps to encourage discipline, 7% says that it helps in cultivation of self awareness, according to
17% of employees, it has been identified that according to them this leadership helps to enhance
commitment within the establishment and remaining 10% states that it drives the teams as per
the company goals.
Theme 3: In order to identify the prominent indirect impacts of the authentic leadership over the
employees who are working within the enterprise are related to generation of high level of
workplace engagement.
According to you what is the prominent
indirect effects of authentic leadership
within your firm?
Outcome
Provides extreme level of strengths 3
Helps to gain ethical decisions 4
Generate high level of workplace engagement 18
Builds trust level among team members 2
Increase work engagement 3
Total 30

Prominent indirect effects of authentic leadership
Interpretation: From the diagram that has been presented above are related to the fact that
maximum number of employees such as over 60% does share their views that with the help of
authentic leadership practices, the leaders are able to generate high level of workplace
engagement. They are the kind of leaders who are easier to connect with, more approachable in
each and every context along with more trustworthy in nature. On the other hand few employees
i.e. 10% do state that it helps to provide extreme level of strengths. As per 13% of employees, it
helps to build ethical decisions within the organization. 7% says that it creates trust level among
the employees of Tesco and remaining 10% vote in favour of enhancement in work engagement.
Theme 4: Majority number of employees of Tesco states that the positive result of giving
employment to authentic leaders within their firm helps to generate emotional stability within the
employees who are also working for the betterment of the organization.
What are the positive outcomes of
employing authentic leader within the
establishment?
Outcome

Increase employees self esteem 4
Acquire emotional stability 19
Improve the ways of self evaluation 2
Enhance self control 5
Total 30
Positive outcomes of employing authentic leader within the establishment
Interpretation: From the above presented pie chart, it has been evaluated by the scholar that
majority number of employees i.e. around 63% out of total number of employees within the
Tesco states that the positive outcome of employing the people who follows authentic kind of
leadership within their leading styles are help to acquire emotional stability among their
employees while working for the fulfilment of tasks that are greatly beneficial for the betterment
of the establishment. However, few agrees that 13% helps to enhance employees self esteem, 7%
vote in the favour of improvement within the ways through which the employees are able to do
self evaluation of themselves and remaining 17% says that they assist to increase in self control
within employees.

Theme 5: As per maximum number of workforce people, it has been identified that the
authenticity greatly affects the success rate of the teams those are working within the Tesco.
How do you rate that the authenticity affects
the success of the team of the firm?
Outcome
5 star 12
4 star 10
3 star 4
2 star 3
1 star 1
Total 30
Authenticity affects the success of the team of the firm

Interpretation: According to the above represented diagram, it has been evaluated that
maximum number of employees of Tesco such as around 40% states that authenticity affects
provide maximum range of success to the teams of the firm Tesco. Apart from this, certain
employees such as 34% of employees share their views in support of 4 stars towards the
authenticity that affects the success of their team. On the other hand, some employees also share
their views in favour of 3 stars i.e. 13%, 2 stars from 10% of employees and 1% from 3% people.
Theme 6: Maximum number of employees do strongly agrees that authentic leadership
positively affects the employees of Tesco in context of their attitude and behaviour. It helps to
engage work which provides job satisfaction as well as resolve their intentions.
Authentic leadership positively affects the
employees’ attitude and behaviour in
context of work engagement, job satisfaction
and resolve their intentions of quitting the
job.
Outcome
Strongly agree 17
Agree 4
Neutral 3
Disagree 5
Strongly disagree 1
Total 30

Authentic leadership positively affects the employees’ attitude and behaviour
Interpretation: From the above diagram it has been identified that majority number of
consumers such as 57% of employees strongly agrees that authentic leadership is greatly affect
their employees in context of work engagement, job satisfaction and resolve their intentions of
quitting the job. Apart from this sometimes, 13% agrees over the point. 10% share their
viewpoints into neutral ways. 17% share their views in favour of disagreement over the topic and
3% vote for strongly disagree over this concept or might not being aware about the specific
conception in detailed manner.
Theme 7: Majority number of employees do share their view points that authentic leader within
the establishment helps to promote positive psychological capabilities within employees.
What is the impact that has been drawn by
the authentic leader over the organization?
Outcome
Promotes positive psychological capabilities
among employees
18
Create positive ethical climate 4

Foster greater self awareness 5
Globalize moral perspective 1
Balance process of information 2
Total 30
Impact that has been drawn by the authentic leader
Interpretation: From the above pictorial representation, it has been evaluated that maximum
number of employees i.e. 60% promotes positive psychological capabilities among employees.
13% of candidates of Tesco state their viewpoints that create positive ethical climate. 17% of
employees do share their views with the help of foster greater self awareness. 3% promote their
ideas in favour of globalization into moral perspective. At the end, remaining 7% share their
views in favour that it helps to balance process in context of collecting information.