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Leader-Member Exchange Theory Overview

The document discusses Leader-Member Exchange Theory, outlining its three stages: Role Taking, Role Making, and Routinization. It highlights the strengths of the theory, such as its emphasis on relationships and communication in leadership, while also noting critiques like potential support for nepotism and confirmation bias. The document suggests real-world applications and invites questions for further discussion.

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156 views8 pages

Leader-Member Exchange Theory Overview

The document discusses Leader-Member Exchange Theory, outlining its three stages: Role Taking, Role Making, and Routinization. It highlights the strengths of the theory, such as its emphasis on relationships and communication in leadership, while also noting critiques like potential support for nepotism and confirmation bias. The document suggests real-world applications and invites questions for further discussion.

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your small group.

Leader-Member
Exchange Theory

Leader-Member
Relationship
Three Stages:

Role Taking
Role Making
o In Group
o Out Group
Routinization

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Strengths
Focuses on importance of relationship, central to
effective leadership

Focuses on importance of communication in leadership


and relationship building

Real world application, encourages selection of high


productivity group (to those who are in)

Illustrates importance of identifying in-out group


dynamic within organizations

Critiques
Suggests support of unfair practices, encouraging nepotism
Doesnt challenge confirmation bias in managers perspectives
of subordinates, can keep people in boxes
Doesnt account for other dynamics that contribute to in/out
group performance
Encourages people to manage-up
Questions exist around measurement studies of LMX
effectiveness

Real Life Applications

Questions ?

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