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Martin, 2004; Kenney, Blascovich, & Shaver, 1994; Lord & Emrich, 2001; Lord &<br />
Maher, 1991; Walsh, 1995; Wofford, Goodwin, & Whittington, 1998), it is clear that<br />
subordinates and supervisors develop structures or assumptions based on their previous<br />
relational experiences. In a recent management study, Ritter and Lord (2007) found<br />
that subordinates characterised their present supervisor based on their relational<br />
incidents and experiences with their previous supervisor. This situation is further<br />
enhanced by supervisors creating assumptions based on subordinates’ work, whereas<br />
subordinates focus on emotional criteria(Huang, Wright, Chiu, & Wang, 2008).<br />
Baldwin (1992) further observes that certain LMX assumptions be shared among the<br />
individuals as they pose similar experiences. Huang et al. (2008) found that LMX<br />
agreement was high when supervisors and subordinates both present similar levels of<br />
schematic assessments of their relationship.<br />
2.5.1.3 Effective communication<br />
Minky (2002) believed that subordinates group themselves with those who have<br />
similar work patterns. This belief is developed from the similarity-attraction paradigm,<br />
where individuals group themselves with those who tend to work in patterns similar to<br />
them(Bryne, 1971; Ritzer, 2003). Increase in supervisor-subordinate interactions<br />
increases the probability of getting captivated to similar work patterns. This is because<br />
increased interactions permit the individuals to investigate and validate the similarity<br />
in work patterns between the individuals (Minsky, 2002; Simpson & Harris, 1994).<br />
Furthermore, communication is different among the different levels of the dyad and<br />
develops as the dyad develops from a lower to a higher level LMX (Kacmar, Zivnuska,<br />
Witt, & Gully, 2003). Effective communication also assists in better organisational<br />
outcomes among the LMX members (Kacmar et al., 2003). The study proved that<br />
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