Abstract
The article explores how specific cultural dimensions influence the moderating relationship between authentic leadership and organizational resilience within military environments, contrasting institutional realities from Eastern Europe - particularly Romania - with those of Western systems such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and other NATO affiliates. By integrating the latest empirical insights with the premises of cross-cultural organizational theory, the study establishes that authentic leadership consistently enhances resilience through its role in strengthening organizational identification and cultivating psychological capital. Nevertheless, the magnitude and pathways of these effects display considerable variation across cultural settings, shaped by contextual factors including power distance, levels of collectivism, and the structural dynamics of hierarchical trust. Using a moderated mediation framework grounded in the Job Demands-Resources model and organizational identification theory, the article traces how leaders operating within different cultural contexts activate resilience through culturally congruent pathways. The research reveals that secure base leadership provides theoretical and practical integration across cultural contexts by simultaneously providing hierarchical structure and psychological support. The article proposes evidence-based recommendations for culturally informed resilience-building strategies and identifies critical tensions requiring deliberate organizational management when integrating diverse military cultures within NATO structures. This work contributes to military leadership scholarship by providing empirically grounded frameworks that honor cultural distinctiveness while advancing shared resilience capabilities.
Cuvinte cheie
Authentic leadership
organizational resilience
military culture
Job Demands-Resources model
organizational identification
Istoric articol
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01.02.2026
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