Date of Award

1-1-2009

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Program

Organizational Studies

Content Description

1 online resource (ix, 103 pages) : PDF file, charts, form, samples

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Tom Taber

Committee Members

Sue Faerman, Gary Yukl

Keywords

Leadership, Personnel management, Organizational commitment

Subject Categories

Business Administration, Management, and Operations

Abstract

Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory proposed that a leader will develop a unique exchange pattern with each subordinate (Liden, Wayne, & Stilwell, 1993). Empirically, LMX has shown significant associations with many work outcomes (Gerstner & Day, 1997). One of these valued outcomes is organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), which is defined as action enacted beyond one's assigned duties on the job (Farh, Podsakoff, & Organ, 1990). Positive correlations between LMX and OCB have been demonstrated in previous research (Podsakoff, MacKenzie, Paine, & Bachrach, 2000). Both LMX and OCB were proposed to comprise several sub-factors; nevertheless, correlations between LMX and OCB have always been computed with composite scores in past research. The current study aimed to explore the LMX-OCB relationship via a multidimensional analysis.

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