Essays about: "Leader-Member Exchange LMX Theory"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Leader-Member Exchange LMX Theory.
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1. Make Me Laugh and I’m Yours: A qualitative case study on how managerial humor influences organizational commitment
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this master thesis is to develop a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of managerial humor in the workplace and find out how it influences employees' commitment in contemporary organizations. This report contains qualitative research in the interpretivist tradition in the form of a single case study. READ MORE
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2. Predicting quality in leader-member exchange relations : The role of Impersonal Trust in predicting LMX-quality
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Abstract : The aim of this study is to test if the impersonal trust sub-constructs serve aspredictors of quality in LMX-relations. By performing structural equation modelingwith empirical data, a model was developed that optimally predicts quality in LMXrelations. READ MORE
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3. The Effect of Physical Distance on Perceived Leader-Member Relationship Quality and Employee Motivation : A Cross-border Investigation
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Abstract During the past decades, research investigating the concept of distance leadership has gained increased attention. A globally distributed work force makes leaders realize the high potential that collaboration may hold for performance, productivity and work motivation. READ MORE
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4. Leader Member Exchange Theory and Psychological Contract Fulfillment: An Empirical Study in a Vietnamese Organization
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskapAbstract : Background: Leader member exchange (LMX) theory focuses on the different associations established by the leaders with their followers through a system of exchanges (high quality and low exchanges), whereas a psychological contract is a tacit agreement between the employer and employee and comprises of employee's beliefs regarding the mutual obligations between the employee and an employer. Since an organization communicates and negotiates through its representatives which indicates people in managerial positions, it is meaningful to draw that the relationship quality between employee and their supervisors may affect the tacit agreement between the employee and organization. READ MORE
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5. Leadership co-construction in a Service Organization
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskapAbstract : The aim of this study was to explore how leadership is co-constructed in an Ecuadorian service organization, specifically in the counter ticket offices of an airline company. Furthermore, through qualitative method, to generate an understanding of how the leadership co-construction includes different actors and factors that might be involved into this process. READ MORE