Studying the relationships between authentic leadership, structural empowerment, and civility in the palliative care sector in Portugal.

Purpose: This paper aims to propose a model studying the relationship of authentic leadership (AL), structural empowerment (SE) and civility in the palliative care sector. This model proposes SE as a mediator between AL and civility.

Design/methodology/approach: Data was collected from 213 employees working in five major public palliative care hospitals in central Portugal.