The relationship between authentic leadership and organizational transparency (Case Study: Roads and Urban Development General Directorate of Kerman)

The aim of this research is to study the relationship between Authentic Leadership and Organizational Transparency. The research method was descriptive – correlation. Statistical population was Roads and Urban Development General Directorate staff of Kerman (n: 270) and 118 subjects were selected using random sampling. The data collection tools were questionnaire. Validity of questionnaires was confirmed by specialist's opinion and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data analysis was performed by Pearson correlation test and Multiple Regression ( Stepwise). Results showed that there was a significant relationship between Authentic Leadership and its dimensions with Organizational Transparency. Results also showed that balanced processing dimension of authentic leadership is a significant predictor of organizational transparency but effect of other dimensions was not significant.