Leader Member Exchange (LMX) - ANSWER Conceptualizes leadership as a process. A
process that is centered on the interactions between leaders and followers.
Phases in Leadership Making (Table 7.1) Phase 1 Stranger - ANSWER Interactions
within the leader-follower dyad are generally rule bound
Rely on contractual relationships
Relate to each other within prescribed organizational roles
Experience lower-quality exchanges
Motives of follower directed toward self-interest rather than good of the group
Phases in Leadership Making (Table 7.1) Phase 2 Acquaintance - ANSWER Begins with
an "offer" by leader/follower for improved career-oriented social exchanges
Testing period for both, assessing whether the follower is interested in taking on new
roles
leader is willing to provide new challenges
Shift in dyad from formalized interactions to new ways of relating
Quality of exchanges improves along with greater trust & respect
, Less focus on self-interest, more on goals of the group
Phases in Leadership Making (Table 7.1) Phase 3 Mature Partnership - ANSWER Marked
by high-quality leader-member exchanges
Experience high degree of mutual trust, respect, and obligation toward each other
Tested relationship and found it dependable
High degree of reciprocity between leaders and subordinates
May depend on each other for favors and special assistance
Highly developed patterns of relating that produce positive
outcomes for both themselves & the organization
What are partnerships? - ANSWER Partnerships are transformational - moving beyond
self-interest to accomplish greater good of the team & organization
Strengths of Leader Member Exchange Theory - ANSWER LMX theory validates our
experience of how people within organizations relate to one another and the leader
LMX theory is the only leadership approach that makes the dyadic relationship the
centerpiece of the leadership process
LMX theory directs our attention to the importance of communication in leadership
Solid research foundation on how the practice of LMX theory is related to positive
organizational outcomes
, Criticisms for Leader Member Exchange Theory - ANSWER Inadvertently supports the
development of privileged groups in the workplace; appears unfair and discriminatory
The basic theoretical ideas of LMX are not fully developed:
How are high-quality leader-member exchanges created?
What are the means to achieve building trust, respect, and obligation? What are the
guidelines?
Because of various scales and levels of analysis, measurement of leader-member
exchanges is being questioned
Transactional Leadership - ANSWER Focuses on the
exchanges
that occur
between leaders
and their followers
Transformational Leadership - ANSWER Process of engaging with others to create a
connection that increases motivation and morality in both the leader and the follower
Pseudotransformational Leadership Definition - ANSWER Focuses on the
leader's
own interests rather than the interests of his or her followers
Pseudotransformational Leadership Description and Examples - ANSWER Leaders who
are
transforming but in a negative way
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