DEVELOPMENT OF AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP THEORY IN THE LIGHT OF ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY

Abstract

Authentic leadership (AL) has caught the eyes of many researchers as it is a new, nascent, and comprehensive; and most mature emerging notion in the field of leadership. This intellectual effort contributes to mounting Authentic Leadership Theory (ALT), from two perspectives that is based on a social and philosophical stance, employing a case study qualitative approach in Islamic contextual framework. Using in-depth interviews and observations in a Pakistani university, this study examined the ALT and cultivate a theory of AL in Islamic contextual framework. Muslim AL focus on being self-authentic, in alignment with English collected works, but put superior importance on being genuine and trustworthy to ‘the situation or contextual framework’ of per diem practice. But it was found that there is a world of difference between theory and practice. Thus, the study suggests the novel ALT archetypal that with dynamism assimilates dual sorts of genuineness, backed by proofed confirmation resulting in the Islamic contextual framework.