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supervisors’ industry experience is 17.5 years and more. This correlation is significant<br />

at the 0.05 level (two-tailed).<br />

Table 34: Supervisor Job-Role Experience<br />

Fewer than 12 years:<br />

LMX Difference 1<br />

LMX<br />

Difference AOC TI<br />

AOC -.390 ** 1<br />

TI .211 ** -.529 ** 1<br />

12 years and more:<br />

LMX Difference 1<br />

AOC -.298 ** 1<br />

TI .170 -.415 ** 1<br />

Note: ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)<br />

Below 12 years: n = 153, 12 years and above: n = 118<br />

The bivariate correlation analysis results of the sub-groups in which supervisors’ job-<br />

role experience are fewer than 12 years, is compared with those where the supervisors’<br />

job-role experience are 12 years and more. The results presented in Table 34 indicate<br />

that LMX difference is correlated to subordinates’ organisational commitment, and<br />

there are no significant differences in the results. This implies that the differences in<br />

supervisor’s job - role experience do not have any influence on the relationship<br />

between LMX agreement and subordinates’ organisational commitment. The<br />

correlations in both the sub-groups are significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). The<br />

results further reveals that there is a small correlation (.211) between LMX difference<br />

and the subordinate’s turnover intent among the group in which supervisors’ job - role<br />

experience is fewer than 17.5 years. This correlation is significant at the 0.01 level<br />

(two-tailed).<br />

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