Management And Labor Relations

Title

Examining the Link Between Leader-Member Exchange and Subordinate Performance - The Role of Task Analyzability and Variety as Moderators

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1992

Publication Title

Journal of Management

Abstract

Results from a field study with 152 members of a large urban hospital indicate that the relationship between the quality of leader-member exchange (LMX) and subordinate performance is moderated by perceptions of task analyzability and variety. LMX and performance are found to be significantly related when task challenge is either very high or very low. Under these task conditions, data indicate that there is a positive link between LMX and performance such that a higher quality leader-member exchange correlates with higher levels of performance. On the other hand, analyses also reveal that when tasks are perceived to be moderately challenging, no significant relationship between LMX and performance is present. In other words, these data suggest that characteristics of the task act as moderating agents of the LMX/performance relationship. Results are discussed in terms of theory development, managerial implications, and future LMX research.

Original Citation

Dunegan, K. J., Duchon, D., & Uhi-Bien, M. (1992). Examining the Link Between Leader-Member Exchange and Subordinate Performance: The Role of Task Analyzability and Variety as Moderators. Journal Of Management, 18(1), 59.

DOI

10.1177/014920639201800105

Volume

18

Issue

1

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