Journal article
The influence of role definition and affect in LMX: A process perspective on the personality – LMX relationship
Abstract
While leader–member exchange (LMX) theorists have argued that role definition and affective processes play a central role in LMX development, research has yet to examine their relative influence. Likewise, few studies have investigated how the personality of leader and follower play out in these processes. Drawing on a sample of 161 managers and their respective leaders, we develop and offer empirical support for a model in which leader and …
Authors
Sears GJ; Hackett RD
Journal
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 84, No. 3, pp. 544–564
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
9 2011
DOI
10.1348/096317910x492081
ISSN
0963-1798