Need for Leadership in Times of Crises

2022 ◽  
pp. 45-64
Author(s):  
Zeynep Merve Ünal
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Complexity Leadership ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
Leadership Types ◽  
Leadership Approaches

The aim of this chapter is to give a comprehensive framework through integrating the modern and post-modern leadership approaches in times of crises. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to great challenges worldwide. Organizing in times of crisis or crisis management has gained greater attention much more than before. Pandemic new workforce created new perspectives on the basis of leadership. This study provides detailed information about both modern leadership types as autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire, charismatic, transformational, transactional, and post-modern leadership types as spiritual, resonant, agile, relational social constructionist, and hybrid. In chaotic and uncertain environment, the leadership types and their effectiveness are analyzed and discussed at the heart of social exchange, social identity, leader-member exchange, self-determination, and complexity leadership theoretical point of views and related empirical findings.

Team Networks and Team Identification: The Role of Leader-Member Exchange

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 1115-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
KeXin Guan ◽  
ZhengXue Luo ◽  
JiaXi Peng ◽  
Zhen Wang ◽  
HaiTing Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Team Identification ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Exchange Relationships ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship

We examined the relationship among team networks, leader-member exchange (LMX), and team identification in the workplace. Social network theory, social exchange theory, and social identity theory served as references for our theoretical propositions and analyses. We collected data from a sample of 223 teams of military personnel, serving in the artillery in West China. We found that the team networks had a significant effect on team identification. Further, the variance and the mean for LMX in teams interacted in influencing team identification (β =-.893, p < .01). Our findings indicated that creating productive networks in teams would be useful to enhance team identification, the effect of which may be carried on through to building exchange relationships between leader and follower.

Conversation at Work

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guowei Jian ◽  
Francis Dalisay
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Potential Interaction ◽  
Exchange Theory ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Communication Frequency ◽  
Using Data

Although research has made significant gains in understanding the constitutive nature of conversation in the process of organizing, its predictive effects on organizational outcomes are still uncertain. To contribute in this direction, based on social exchange theory and leader-member exchange (LMX) research, this study examined the predictive effects of leader-member conversational quality (LMCQ) on employee organizational commitment (OC), and the potential interaction effects of LMCQ with LMX quality. Using data from an online survey, this study found that above and beyond communication frequency and other control variables, LMCQ is significantly associated with employee OC. More interestingly, the effects of LMCQ vary based on the level of LMX quality. These findings have significant implications at both theoretical and practical levels.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Teams’ Leader–Member Exchange Characteristics and Psychological Outcomes for Nurses and Nurse Managers: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237796082110259
Author(s):  
Saeka Kawaguchi ◽  
Yukie Takemura ◽  
Kimie Takehara ◽  
Keiko Kunie ◽  
Naoko Ichikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Management Effectiveness ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Member Exchange

Introduction The Leader–Member Exchange (LMX) theory, based on the social exchange theory, relates to positive psychological states among nurses. However, the influence of various LMX qualities coexisting within a team on nurses or nurse managers is still uncleared. Objective This study examines the relationship of nurses and nurse managers’ psychological states with the average LMX and LMX dispersion among nurses in their units. Methods The study was conducted at two university hospitals in March 2017 using anonymous questionnaires. Nurses completed the LMX-7 scale and the subscales of job satisfaction, achievement, and growth from the Checklist on Commitments Related to Work. Nurse managers completed the subscales of management satisfaction, effectiveness, and extracting extra effort from the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. Both nurses and managers completed the Intention to Continue Working scale. The nurses’ data were analyzed using a multilevel analysis to clarify associations between nurses’ psychological states and LMX, average LMX, and LMX dispersion. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis tested to test the correlations of the psychological states of nurse managers with average LMX and LMX dispersion. Results Data from 586 nurses and 28 managers were analyzed. The LMX and average LMX of nurses were positively related to positive psychological states. Nurse managers displayed significant associations between high LMX dispersion and good psychological states. When average LMX was low, management effectiveness increased as LMX dispersion increased; when average LMX was high, management effectiveness was almost constant. Conclusion The unit’s LMX characteristics appear to be related to the psychological states of both nurses and nurse managers. Increasing the LMX of each nurse may lead to positive psychological states for not only that nurse but all nurses in the unit. When LMX with subordinates is low, increasing LMX with a portion of nurse managers should be a priority to improve their psychological states.

The “silent assassin” in your organization? Can job insecurity climate erode the beneficial effect of a high-quality leader-member exchange?

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 1174-1193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Nikolova ◽  
Beatrice Van der Heijden ◽  
Lena Låstad ◽  
Guy Notelaers
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Exchange Processes ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Private And Public

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the possible role of job insecurity climate as a moderator in the relationship between leader–member exchange (LMX) and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs). Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire data were collected from 466 employees working in 14 organizations from both the private and public sector. Following the core tenets of social exchange theory and occupational stress theories, the authors argue that ideally job insecurity is studied as a climate-level construct, given the fact that intra-group social exchange processes strongly influence the formation of employee perceptions about specific aspects of their work context (e.g. job insecurity). Findings In line with one of the hypotheses, multi-level analyses revealed that LMX is significantly and positively related to OCBs. In addition, the authors found support for a negative moderation effect, such that LMX has a less strongly positive relationship with extra-role behaviors that are beneficial to the organization when job insecurity climate is high. Originality/value The study contributes to the limited empirical scholarly research on job insecurity climate and its correlates. Management and HR professionals in working organizations are advised to focus on preventive measures (e.g. to invest in the professional development of their employees, that is focus on employability enhancement, in order to reduce job insecurity) as well as on participation-based interventions.

Self-other agreement on transformational leadership and subordinates’ assessment of supervisor’s performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alper Ertürk ◽  
Herman Van den Broeck ◽  
Jasmijn Verbrigghe
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Response Analysis ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Idealized Influence ◽  
Individual Support ◽  
Member Exchange

Purpose Given the importance of the extent to which supervisors and their subordinates agree in their assessment of supervisors’ leadership, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the possible relationship between self-other agreement on supervisors’ transformational leadership and subordinates’ perceptions of supervisors’ in-role and extra-role performance, through the mediating role of leader-member exchange. Design/methodology/approach Self-other agreement was conceptualized as the degree of congruence between supervisors’ self-assessment and subordinates’ assessment of supervisors’ transformational leadership. Data were collected from 36 supervisors and 189 of their subordinates. Cross-level polynomial regressions and surface response analysis were used to analyze the hypothesized relationships. Findings Statistical analyses revealed that self-other agreement on idealized influence and individual support are positively associated with subordinates’ perception of leader-member exchange, and in turn leader member fully mediates the relationship between self-other agreement and subordinates’ perceptions regarding their supervisors’ performance. Results from polynomial analyses indicate that subordinates’ ratings of leader-member exchange would be highest for underestimator, second for in-agreement/good supervisors, third for in-agreement/poor and lowest for overestimator supervisors both for the idealized influence and individual support. Originality/value This is one of the pioneer studies investigating the potential relationship between self-other agreement on supervisors’ transformational leadership and the subordinates’ perceptions on their supervisors’ performance through social exchange. Since researchers have paid scant attention to intervening mechanisms, this study aims to extend previous research in the literature by investigating those associations through the mediating effect of leader-member exchange.

scholarly journals The Joint Effects of Leader–Member Exchange and Team-Member Exchange in Predicting Job Crafting

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3283
Author(s):  
Kihyun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Team Member ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
The Social ◽  
Team Member Exchange ◽  
Member Exchange

In order to better understand the social aspects of job crafting, this study explores the direct and interactive effects of leader–member exchange (LMX) and team-member exchange (TMX) on three types of job crafting (i.e., task, relational, and cognitive crafting). Drawing on both social exchange theory and the job demands–resources model, this study examines the social antecedents of job crafting in a sample of 336 members of three shipbuilding companies. The results indicate that individuals who have high-quality relationships with their leaders engage in more job crafting and that TMX is positively related to job crafting, after controlling for LMX. In addition, the results show that TMX moderates the positive relationship between LMX and job crafting, such that a higher TMX strengthens the LMX–job crafting link. The implications of these findings for job crafting and social antecedents are discussed, and suggestions for future research are presented.

The influence of supervisor bottom-line mentality and employee bottom-line mentality on leader-member exchange and subsequent employee performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (8) ◽  
pp. 1157-1181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J Quade ◽  
Benjamin D McLarty ◽  
Julena M Bonner
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Exchange Relationship ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Ethical Practices ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Negative Effect

Are supervisors who care more about profits than employee well-being seen by employees as being good exchange partners? How do employees perceive and respond to supervisors who treat the bottom line as more important than anything else? Supervisors who hold a bottom-line mentality (BLM) neglect competing priorities such as employee well-being and ethical practices to focus on securing bottom-line success. We find high-BLM supervisors serve as low-quality exchange partners with their employees, resulting in employee perceptions of low-quality leader-member exchange (LMX) relationships. In turn, employees reciprocate by withholding the very thing the supervisor desires—performance—in order to maintain balance in the exchange relationship. As such, supervisors who possess a BLM could actually be negatively impacting the organization’s bottom line through the harmful social exchange relationships they engender with their employees and their impact on employee task performance. We also examine the moderating role of employee BLM on these relationships. When employee BLM is low, we observe a greater negative effect on employee value judgments of the supervisor (i.e. reduced LMX perceptions) and lower employee performance. We test and find support for all of our hypotheses in two multi-source (i.e. employee-supervisor dyads), time-lagged field studies ( N = 189 and N = 244).

Idiosyncratic Deals to Employee Outcomes: Mediating Role of Social Exchange Relationships

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 443-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satvir Singh ◽  
Prajya R. Vidyarthi
Keyword(s):  
Social Comparison ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Employee Outcomes ◽  
Idiosyncratic Deals ◽  
Member Exchange

The individualized work-related agreements known as idiosyncratic deals (i-deals), which are negotiated between the employee and the employer, has been shown to affect employee outcomes. In this study, we suggest that social comparison theory, in addition to social exchange theory, can be used to explain the effect of i-deals on employee outcomes. This study explains the process through which i-deals lead to positive employee outcomes in the form of increased employee job satisfaction, organizational citizenship behavior, job performance, and reduced employee turnover. We hypothesized that employees’ perceived organizational support (POS), quality of relationship with the supervisor known as leader–member exchange (LMX), and quality of the relationship with the supervisor in comparison to others in the group termed as leader–member exchange social comparison (LMXSC) mediates the relationships between i-deals to outcomes. In a sample of 338 faculty employees nested in 49 departments from a private university, we found support for direct relationships between i-deals, outcomes, and mediators (POS, LMX, and LMXSC). We also found partial support for the mediation of LMX and LMXSC. The theoretical and practical implications of results are discussed.

scholarly journals Organizational Climate and Job Performance: Investigating the Mediating Role of Harmonious Work Passion and the Moderating Role of Leader–Member Exchange and Coaching

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110084
Author(s):  
Anthony Frank Obeng ◽  
Yongyue Zhu ◽  
Samuel Awuni Azinga ◽  
Prince Ewudzie Quansah
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Work Passion

Organizational performance has made it imperative for rural and community bank management to employ the best organizational conditions that influence employee’s performance. Recent banking clean-up in Ghana has also emphasized the need for employees’ performance. This has become necessary to espouse management practices, employee behaviors, and attitudes that predict job performance. Drawing on social exchange theory and reciprocity norm, the study examines the effect of organizational climate on job performance. Valid responses received through a structured questionnaire were 431. Hierarchical multiple regression was employed to validate the hypotheses from the literature review. Relying on empirical data from Ghana, the findings revealed that, first, harmonious work passion partially mediated organizational climate and job performance relationship. Second, leader–member exchange negatively moderated the relationship between organizational climate and harmonious work passion. Finally, however, coaching as a management practice positively strengthened organizational climate and job performance relationship. The theoretical and practical contribution is also discussed.

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