... coercion, the latter through enablement and empowerment. According to the self-determination theory (SDT) (Deci and Ryan, 1985), organizations may satisfy three basic psychological needs of their employees to motivate them: need for autonomy, for competence and for relatedness. Among these, the need...

... (n = 337), exploratory factor analysis and multiple regression, the authors suggest that perceived authentic leadership positively affects followers’ moral intent. The authors tested a self-determination theory-based model to explain the mediations. Findings The authors found that perceived...