TY - JOUR T1 - Authentic Leadership and Employee Performance: The Sequential Mediating Role of Trust and Leader–Member Exchange in Healthcare A1 - Abigail Brooks A1 - Nathaniel Bennett A1 - Julia Simmons JF - Asian Journal of Individual and Organizational Behavior JO - Asian J Indiv Organ Behav SN - 3108-4192 Y1 - 2023 VL - 3 IS - 1 DO - 10.51847/i5LCYJ6nu7 SP - 111 EP - 119 N2 - In recent years, authentic leadership has emerged as a key area of interest in leadership research. This study explores the employee-centered perspective of authentic leadership and its influence on individual performance, examining the sequential mediating roles of trust and leader–member exchange (LMX). Survey data were gathered from 320 employees in Pakistan’s healthcare sector. The findings demonstrate that authentic leadership positively impacts individual performance both directly and indirectly through trust and LMX. The results further reveal that leaders exhibiting authenticity cultivate a trustworthy atmosphere, which enhances LMX quality and, consequently, employee performance. By integrating four critical constructs into a single model, this research provides new evidence on the mechanisms through which authentic leadership affects performance. Implications for theory, practice, and future research directions are discussed. UR - https://apsshs.com/article/authentic-leadership-and-employee-performance-the-sequential-mediating-role-of-trust-and-leadermem-dzitnchrfo4quee ER -