The Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ) has undergone validation efforts to demonstrate that it is both reliable and construct valid. Permission to use the ALQ free of charge and for a limited period is provided for research purposes only. To obtain permission to use the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, please read the conditions and instructions on this page and then order this product. You will be required to submit information using an online form and to electronically sign an agreement stating that you understand and agree to comply with these conditions. We will review your application, and, upon approval, provide you with a copy of the instrument.

Before starting your research

• You will submit the Research Permission for the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire form. In this form we ask you to briefly describe your specific use of the ALQ and to agree to conditions of use for this instrument.
• If you are planning on administering the ALQ online using a survey company other than Mind Garden you will need to complete the Remote Online Use Application Form.
• If you are planning on translating the ALQ you will need to complete the Translation Application Form.
• If you are planning on altering the ALQ you will need to complete the Alteration Application Form. You will send us the altered instrument; all rights to the alteration belong to the instrument authors and copyright holders.
• You will electronically sign an agreement that you understand and agree to comply with the conditions of use. This agreement is at the end of the Research Permission for the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire form. Once you have signed and submitted the form we will review your application and, pending approval, email you instructions on how to download the ALQ.

While conducting your research

• You will only use the ALQ for non-commercial unsupported research purposes. Non-commercial research purposes means that you will not now or in the future directly or indirectly use the content for profit-seeking or other financial or commercial motivations but rather will use the content solely to further research that is purely academic or public-good driven. Your license to the content is personal to you and is solely for such non-commercial research purposes.
• You will use the ALQ in its exact form without any changes to the instructions, rating scale/anchors, order or number of items. All of the items listed in the survey must be used. (If you have indicated on your Research Permission for the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire form that you plan on altering the ALQ and provided details on the proposed alterations and the rationale behind those alterations then you may ignore this condition).
• You will use the ALQ only for the specific study that has been requested. Contact Mind Garden if you would like to use the ALQ for a different study.
• You will not provide the ALQ to any other researchers. They must submit their own Research Permission for the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire form for permission.

If you agree to these conditions, add this product to your cart and checkout. You will receive an email containing instructions on how to login to the Research Permission for the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire form. After you complete the form we will review your application and, pending approval, email you instructions on how to download the ALQ.

Translations of the ALQ: You can select a translation in addition to English when you fill out the Research Permission for the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire form. A list of available translations is found at the bottom of this page.