The perceived leaders' authentic leadership, knowledge sharing within the team, and faculty members' creativity: A cross-sectional online survey in nursing academia

Background: There hasn't been much recent research on leaders' authentic leadership, knowledge sharing within the team, and faculty members' creativity.Aim: This study examined the perceived variables and predictors of academic nursing leaders' authentic leadership by their nursing faculty members, knowledge sharing within the team, and nursing faculty members' own creativity.Design: A cross-sectional design using a survey instrument was employed to answer the research questions.Methods: A convenience snowball sample of 105 academic nursing faculty members who worked at various universities in Jordan was recruited.Results: Academic nursing leaders' authentic leadership, knowledge sharing within the team, and nursing faculty members' creativity were perceived high by nursing faculty members. The highest and lowest means of the three concepts were reported. As evidenced by correlations, knowledge sharing within the team related to nursing faculty members' creativity without affecting academic nursing leaders' authentic leadership. The perceived academic nursing leaders' authentic leadership didn't predict knowledge sharing within the team or faculty members' creativity.Conclusions: The current research fills critical voids in the reviewed literature. The results augment nursing leadership knowledge in academic settings. Academic nursing leaders' authentic leadership didn't predict knowledge sharing within the team or faculty members' creativity. These findings raise the flag; authentic nursing leadership should be synergized in conducive academic environments with other factors that may promote nursing faculty members' creativity, such as psychological safety and team environment.