Clarifying the role of moral intelligence in perception of authentic leadership by mediation of cultural intelligence in higher education (Case study: faculty members of AmirKabir University in Tehran)

This study aimed to investigate the multiple relationships between authentic leadership and moral intelligence and the mediating role of cultural intelligence. This study is an applied research in terms of methodology and descriptive in terms of data collection. The population consisted of all faculty members of AmirKabir University in Tehran and 120 subjects were selected using simple random sampling. In order to collect data, the standardized questionnaires of moral intelligence, authentic leadership and cultural intelligence were used. The validity and reliability of these questionnaires were reviewed and approved by using content and construct validity and Cronbach's alpha coefficient, respectively. The data were analyzed using test of regression coefficient and structural equation model and AMOS software. The results showed that while studying the measures of goodness of fit, the proposed measures were all in good level of fitness, meanwhile the structural equation model has confirmed the hypotheses of this research. Furthermore, the desired level of moral intelligence and cultural intelligence of leaders and faculty members plays an important role on self-consciousness and creating an atmosphere of trust and interaction in universities as multi-cultural environments.