Identifying of Institutionalizing factors of Authentic Leadership

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing the institutionalization of authentic leadership in the Islamic Azad University of Tehran during the year 2018. This study was conducted qualitatively and quantitatively (Mixed Method). The sample for this study consisted of 12 experts who were interviewed with semi-structured interviews so that the data gathered based on theoretical saturation. The NVivo 10 software was used to analyze the data. The research tool was a 24-item researcher-made questionnaire based on the five options of the Likert choice, whose content validity was confirmed by ten professors in the field of higher education. Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was 0.845. To analyze the research data, we used exploratory factor analysis, single sample T-test using SPSS-24 and Liserl software. Analysis of data was used to study the exploratory factor analysis, one-sample t-test using the software SPSS 24 and LISREL. The findings showed that eight factors have the most important role in the institutionalization of authentic leadership in Islamic Azad University which include: "Social factors", the in the first place, "political factors" in second place, "economic factors" in third place, "cultural factors", in fourth place, "technological factors", in fifth place, "organizational factors", in sixth place, "personal factors" in seventh place and "international factors" in the eighth position. So, for that authentic leadership is institutionalized at the Islamic Azad University in Tehran, all the factors involved in the university should be considered in a coordinated manner.