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Having the right leadership quality is a necessity in the tertiary educational sector. This study reports the perception of authentic leadership and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) of employees in private tertiary institutions in Ghana. Concurrent triangulation and mixed methods approach were used in this study 353 respondents were selected using multi-stage sampling method. It was found that employees' perceptions do not always reflect the reality of leadership trait. The study, however, registered a low level of performance in sportsmanship as regards level of OCB. As higher education is interested in leadership and its ability to ensure OCB, it is recommended that management of the respective private tertiary institutions need to take cognizance of the leadership traits they exhibit as this has the potential to open up opportunities for interactions that break the traditional leadership paradigm, encouraging faculty and staff to aspire to leadership roles.
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To Cite this Article: Kyereh, M. O., Owusu-Addo, A., Addai-Amoah, A. K., & Adjei, K. G. A. (2022). Employees’ Perception on Authentic Leadership Qualities and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour: Lessons for Private Tertiary Institutions. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development. 11(2), 1565 - 1577.
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