The Role of Islamic Psychological Contract on Authentic Leadership and Organizational Commitment

This study tries to explore the dimensions of psychological contract from Islamic perspective, which acts as a mediator between authentic leadership and organizational commitment. There are 3 propositions developed related to this research, namely the relationship between authentic leadership and organizational commitment, authentic leadership and Islamic psychological contract, and Islamic psychological contract and organizational commitment. The literature review used is based on the results of academic research and also from several verses of the Quran and Hadith, especially those related to IPC to obtain the required data. This paper provides an integration of organizational literature, offers an integrated framework, and provides some value additions. The main objective of this study is to develop a model of relationship between authentic leadership and affective organizational commitment, mediated by Islamic psychological contract. This study finds out 3 dimensions of IPC i.e., transactional, relational, and liturgical contract.