Abstract: This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating ways of reducing emotional exhaustion and ensuring job satisfaction.This was done by examining the predictive role of authentic leadership, through the intervening role of psychological ownership in Nigerian hospitality industry. To achieve these objectives, 350 questionnaire were administered to frontline employees and their responses analyzed using Smart-PLS version 3.0. Finding reveals that authentic leadership negatively associates with emotional exhaustion, and positively with psychological ownership. The relationship between authentic leadership and job satisfaction was positive based on one tailed test but was found to be statistically insignificant........
Keywords: Authentic Leadership, Psychological ownership, Job Satisfaction and Emotional Exhaustion.
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