Factorial Structure and Internal Consistency of Authentic Leadership

The purpose of this study was to validation of Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ). The research method was descriptive. The population of the administrative staff of the five government agencies located in the city of Sanandaj official sites, including gas, electrical distribution company, Social Security Organization, Imam Khomeini Relief foundation, and the organization of Registration of a deeds and properties Kurdistan`s. with regard the ratio of employees in any organization, a sample of 131 subjects were selected by classified random sampling. Data gathering tool was Authentic Leadership Questionnaire. Analysis was performed using confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha coefficients and one sample t-test. The results showed that the Construct validity and in tornal consistency of the Authentic Leadership questionnaire was confirmed. The results also showed that Authentic Leadership status in the organizations studied was an above average.