Leader-Member Exchange as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Followers' Performance and Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Abstract
We developed a model in which leader-member exchange mediated between perceived transformational leadership behaviors and followers' task performance and organizational citizenship behaviors. Our sample comprised 162 leader-follower dyads within organizations situated throughout the People's Republic of China. We showed that leader-member exchange fully mediated between transformational leadership and task performance as well as organizational citizenship behaviors. Implications for the theory and practice of leadership are discussed, and future research directions offered.
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- Authors
- Wang, H., Law, K. S., Hackett, R. D., Wang, D., & Chen, Z. X.
- Affiliations
- Peking University (CN)
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HK)
- McMaster University (CA)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
- University of Canberra (AU)
- Venue
- Academy of Management Journal
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 2005-06
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 420-432
- ISSN
- 0001-4273 (ISSN-L)
- 1948-0989
- OpenAlex
- W2144472019
- Cited by
- 1,373
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 55.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Academy of Management Journal (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employee Performance and Leadership
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
- Keywords
- leader-member exchange, transformational leadership, task performance, organizational citizenship behavior, mediation, leader-follower dyads
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