Exploring the Effect of Leader Member Exchange (LMX) Level on Employees Psychological Contract Perceptions

Atilhan Naktiyok,Mehmet Emirhan Kula

doi:10.33844/ijol.2018.60335

Abstract

Leader member exchange (LMX) theory emphasizes that leaders establish different associations with each one of their followers through a system of exchanges and a psychological contract is an employees beliefs regarding the mutual obligations between the employee and an employer. Within this study the impact of subordinates’ leader member exchange level on perceived psychological contract violation has been identified at first and it has been found that subordinates’ leader member exchange level negatively effect on perceived psychological contract violation. Also it is seen when the demographic variables are taken into account that there are significant relations between education level, type of employment and age categories.

Highlights

There is an inclusive and increasing variety of theories to enlighten the idea and practice of leadership
Concerning perceived psychological contract violations according to the level of participants' type of employment, significant differences were only found between the academics and administrative employees
Regarding perceived psychological contract violations according to the level of participants' ages, the significant differences were found between the age groups

Summary

Introduction

There is an inclusive and increasing variety of theories to enlighten the idea and practice of leadership. LMX hypothesize the subordinate roles; the quality of the leader-member exchanges is divided into two basic categories: the in-group and the out-group. Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) approach to leadership, grounded in role theory, is intuitively appealing and has a suggestive body of empirical support (Dienesch & Liden, 1986). Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory Graen and Uhl-Bien (1995) have developed a new approach to the study of leadership in organizations and was originally named the Vertical Dyad Linkage (VDL) theory.

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