Process and structure in leader-member exchange

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Sparrowe, RT; Liden, RC
• 署名单位: Roosevelt University
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.2307/259332
• 发表日期: 1997
• 页码: 522-552
• 关键词: VERTICAL DYAD LINKAGE; CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR; ORGANIZATIONS; QUALITY; networks; CONSEQUENCES; MODEL; COMMUNICATION; socialization; obligations

摘要

Theory supporting the key premise of the leader-member exchange (LMX) approach to leadership, that leaders differentiate between subordinates, hers not been fully developed. We address this deficiency by (a) returning LMX research to its historical roots in exchange processes by introducing a framework for understanding relationship quality that is based on reciprocity, and (b) extending the traditional domain of LMX research beyond the formal leader-subordinate relationship in order to offer ct more complete explanation of the differentiation process. We employ insights derived from social network analysis to describe how social structure facilitates the exchange processes through which leaders assist in incorporating some members into the inner life of an organization but exclude others.