Where Do I Stand? Examining the Effects of Leader-Member Exchange Social Comparison on Employee Work Behaviors

Taking an approach integrating principles of leader-member exchange (LMX) differentiation with social comparison theory, we contend that subjective ratings by individuals of their LMX compared to the LMXs of coworkers (labeled LMX social comparison, or LMXSC) explain unique and meaningful variance i...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 2010-09, Vol.95 (5), p.849-861
Main Authors: Vidyarthi, Prajya R., Liden, Robert C., Anand, Smriti, Erdogan, Berrin, Ghosh, Samiran
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Adult
Adult Education
Biological and medical sciences
Citizenship
Comparative Analysis
Coworkers
Data Collection - methods
Employees
Exchange
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Group Processes
Human
Humans
India
Interprofessional Relations
Job Performance
Job Satisfaction
Leader Member Exchange Theory
Leader-Member exchange
Leaders
Leadership
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational psychology
Organization and management. Professional relation
Organization theory
Organizational behavior
Organizational behaviour
Organizational Culture
Organizational research
Perceptions
Principal Component Analysis
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social Behavior
Social Comparison
Social interaction
Studies
Supervisor Employee Interaction
Theories
Work behaviour
Workplace - psychology
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Adult Education
Biological and medical sciences
Citizenship
Comparative Analysis
Coworkers
Data Collection - methods
Employees
Exchange
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Group Processes
Human
Humans
India
Interprofessional Relations
Job Performance
Job Satisfaction
Leader Member Exchange Theory
Leader-Member exchange
Leaders
Leadership
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational psychology
Organization and management. Professional relation
Organization theory
Organizational behavior
Organizational behaviour
Organizational Culture
Organizational research
Perceptions
Principal Component Analysis
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social Behavior
Social Comparison
Social interaction
Studies
Supervisor Employee Interaction
Theories
Work behaviour
Workplace - psychology
title Where Do I Stand? Examining the Effects of Leader-Member Exchange Social Comparison on Employee Work Behaviors
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