Chapter 7: Leader Member Exchange Theory

The best way for subordinates to become part of the in-group according to the LMX approach is to

Try to expand their role responsibilities with the leader

What is it called in LMX when leaders and followers are linked in their interactions?

Vertical dyad

Which researcher(s) studied the leadership-making phases of LMX?

Graen and Uhi-Bien

Leadership making can benefit the leader's own career progress.

True

Out-group relationships are based on the formal employment contract (defined roles).

True

I am a leader of a team of 20 employees. In LMX what is the maximum number of groups this team could be categorized into based on vertical dyadic relationships?

2

During the second phase of leadership making, the interactions within the leader-subordinate dyad are generally low quality.

False

In LMX, it is usually the follower who makes an offer to the subordinate for improved career-oriented exchanges.

False

Later studies of LMX showed that high-quality relationships between leaders and subordinates produced higher employee turnover.

False

Leader-member exchange (LMX) theory focuses on the leader's willingness to share power with followers.

False

During the acquaintance phase of leadership making, subordinates

Focus less on their own self-interests

Dyadic relationships in the mature partnership phase

Focus on the group's greater good

Early studies of LMX found

High-quality LMX was positively related to employee feelings of energy

You ask your leader if you can manager the next software upgrade project. Your leader agrees to let you do this. You are

In the in-group

During the stranger phase of leadership making,

Interests are self-focused

Phase 2 in leadership making

Is tested

Which leadership approach is not leader centered?

LMX

Which theory focused on the dyadic leader-follower relationship?

LMX

Which theory of leadership suggests that it is important to recognize the existence vertical dyadic relationships within an organization?

Leader-member exchange theory

All of the following are characteristics of in-group members except A) Low confidence B) Negotiating behaviors C) Innovative ideas D) Operate strictly within role

Operate strictly within role

The leadership making model

Prescribes how to make high-quality dyads

The mature partnership phase is characterized by

Reciprocity

During the stranger phase of leadership making, the roles are

Scripted

How many vertical dyadic relationships occur in a group of six people and one leader?

Six, one dyad for each member

Which of the following is not a subordinate benefit of high LMX?

Social interaction outside of the work setting

According to early LMX theory, which of the following is true?

The leader usually expects extra duties from in-group members

Employees who do not feel empowered at work benefit more from high-quality LMX than do employees who feel empowered.

True

In LMX theory, the dyadic relationship is the focal point of the leadership process.

True

It is possible to be a hard-working employee and still be part of the out-group.

True

You have been working at your job for over a year. Your boss starts offering you new assignments with weekly meetings in order to exchange valuable information regarding the tasks. The result is you and your boss have redefined your working relationship and found new ways of relating with each other in a positive way. According to the LMX theory,

You are in a reciprocal influence relationship with your boss