The Antecedents and Outcomes of the Differentiation in Leader-Member Exchange(LMX) within a Team: Team-Level Analysis

팀 내 리더-구성원 교환관계(LMX) 분화의 원인과 결과 : 팀 수준 분석

Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) model of leadership has suggested that members within the same work team are differentiated in terms of their level of the quality of leader member relationships. However, the differentiation in leader member relationships has not been examined for its possible team-level effects. In this study, the possible impact of this role differentiation on team members' affective reactions was explored. As hypothesized, teams whose members experienced higher level of LMX tended to have higher overall job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and team efficacy. Contrary to expectation, however, the team-level mean on LMX was not related with team-level variability on LMX. Based on these findings, several theoretical and practical Implications are discussed.