Title

When Does My Relationship With My Manager Matter Most? The Moderating Role Of Coworkers' Lmx

Keywords

Leader-member exchange; Relational processes; Social comparison

Abstract

Drawing on leader-member exchange (LMX) and social comparison theories, we examine a boundary condition of LMX effects within work groups. Consistent with the theoretically-derived hypotheses, results from three field studies (N's = 209, 904, and 455) reveal that the relationship between individual LMX and a variety of outcomes (e.g., job satisfaction, organizational commitment, member competence, group identification, OCB, deviance, and performance) is moderated by coworkers' LMX, such that the relationships are stronger when coworkers' LMX is high than when coworkers' LMX is low. These findings highlight the role of social comparison processes in work groups and the importance of examining the social context when studying LMX.

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Publication Title

Academy of Management 2008 Annual Meeting: The Questions We Ask, AOM 2008

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2008.33725259

Socpus ID

85085781806 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85085781806

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