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Lesson Objectives
At the end of this lecture, you should:
Understand the elements of LMX theory Know the precursors and outcomes of LMX Know how gender influences fairness in LMX relationships Understand the role of perspective taking in LMX
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Leader-Member Exchanges
Leaders develop relationships with each member of work group High quality relationship
member
Phase 2: Role-making
informal,
Phase 3: Role-routinization
social
Precursors of LMX
behaviors
similarity
to increased interaction
trust
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Outcomes of LMX
of task matters
of challenge
level
situational
size
factors
rate performance lower supervisors report liking subordinate less subordinates experience greater role ambiguity
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phase
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Perspective-Taking
Ability to read leader or member important in LMX Use role-taking skills to entertain the point of view of another Associated with empathy, reasonableness, and sensitivity Negatively associated with aggressiveness and sarcasm
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Perspective-Taking I Questions
When you were drawing, did you draw toward yourself or toward your partner? How do you think your score on the perspective-taking questionnaire might relate to your performance on this task? How do you think ones tendency or ability to take the perspective (i.e., point of view) of another might influence the ways in which leaders and subordinates interact?
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Perspective-Taking II Questions
How difficult was it for you to imagine drawing from your partners perspective? How do you think your score on the perspective-taking questionnaire might relate to your performance on this task? How do you think ones tendency or ability to take the perspective (i.e., point of view) of another might influence the ways in which leaders and subordinates interact?
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Perspective-Taking Wrap-up
in ability to perceive how others understand and respond to world can view situations from many perspectives able to perceive others perspective in depth
Leaders and members high on these aspects may have higher quality LMX
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