Asian Journal of Scientific Research1992-14542077-2076Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/ajsr.2017.372.379BakariHaroon HunjraAhmed Imran AttiqSaman KhuhroRashid Ali KhanAbdul Saboor KouserRukhsana 42017104Objective and Background: Aim of this study is to measure impact of authentic leadership in developing affective commitment to change in health sector employees of Pakistan. Two positive beliefs related with change and employee factors i.e. Appropriateness of change and change efficacy are studied as mediator between authentic leadership and affective commitment to change. Methodology: Data was collected from 258 employees of four health sector hospitals undergoing major restructuring change. Structural equation modeling was used through AMOS 18.0 to test the hypothesis. Total of seven hypotheses were formulated. Results: Results revealed that authentic leadership was positively and significantly related with affective commitment to change. The positive relationship between authentic leadership and affective commitment to change was partially mediated by change appropriateness and change efficacy. Conclusion: This study offers theoretical as well as practical implication for researchers and practitioners as to focus on promoting authentic leadership style to foster positive perceptions in employees for the successful implementation of planned organizational change.]]>Lippitt, R., B. Westley and J. Watson,1958Pages: 298Pages: 298Babalola, M.T., J. Stouten and M. Euwema,2016134311322Drucker, P.F.,1999417994Oreg, S.,20061573101Kiersch, C.E. and Z.S. Byrne,201522292303Aslam, U., M. Arfeen, W. Mohti and Ubaid ur Rahman,20159401425Agote, L., N. Aramburu and R. Lines,2016523563Mantler, J., J. Godin, S.J. Cameron and M.E. Horsburgh,201523577587Walumbwa, F.O., B.J. Avolio, W.L. Gardner, T.S. Wernsing and S.J. Peterson,20083489126Herscovitch, L. and J.P. Meyer,200287474487Meyer, J.P. and N.J. Allen,199116189Nohe, C., B. Michaelis, J.I. Menges, Z. Zhang and K. Sonntag,201324378389McShane, S. and M.A. Von Glinow,20053rd Edn.,Abrell-Vogel, C. and J. Rowold,201427900921Santhidran, S., V.G.R. Chandran and J. Borromeo,201314348363Hill, N.S., M.G. Seo, J.H. Kang and M.S. Taylor,201223758777Gatling, A., H.J.A. Kang and J.S. Kim,201637181199Rego, P., M.P. Lopes and J.L. Nascimento,20169129151Tabak, A., M. Polat, S. Cosar and T. Turkoz,2013276588Leroy, H., M.E. Palanski and T. Simons,2012107255264Peus, C., J.S. Wesche, B. Streicher, S. Braun and D. Frey,2012107331348Darvish, H. and F. Rezaei,20116421436Williams, E.A., R. Pillai, B. Deptula and K.B. Lowe,201223324341Shah, N.,201124224236Grimolizzi-Jensen, C.J.,20152015Lines, B.C., K.T. Sullivan and A. Wiezel,20152015Neves, P.,20099215231Adil, M.S.,201629222241Abdel-Ghany, M.M.M.,201459297303Zayim, M. and Y. Kondakci,201543610625Baraldi, S., H.J. Kalyal, E. Berntson, K. Naswall and M. Sverke,201010347368Visagie, C.M. and C. Steyn,20111598121Kalyal, H.J., E. Berntson, S. Baraldi, K. Naswall and M. Sverke,201031327344Laschinger, H.K.S., G. Cummings, M. Leiter, C. Wong and M. MacPhee et al.,2016578295Bobbio, A., D.V. Dierendonck and A.M. Manganelli,20128229243Holt, D.T., A.A. Armenakis, H.S. Field and S.G. Harris,200743232255Byrne, B.M.,20102nd Edn.,Pages: 396Pages: 396Baron, R.M. and D.A. Kenny,19865111731182Amunkete, S. and S. Rothmann,201525271281Armenakis, A.A., S.G. Harris and H.S. Feild,19991999pp: 97-128pp: 97-128