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group, they will regard themselves as similar to one other and may develop shared<br />
beliefs and values, and these values garner better agreement between individuals<br />
(Hogg, 2006). Better communication fosters the chances for similar perceptions among<br />
the groups. This is because when subordinates communicate freely with their<br />
supervisors, there is a reduction in subordinates’ sense of discrepancy, unmet<br />
expectations or anxiety (Minsky, 2002).<br />
From the above discussion it could be surmised that high LMX levels foster<br />
employees’ job satisfaction and thereby reduce employees’ turnover intentions.<br />
Further, stronger LMX agreement results in higher job satisfaction among the<br />
employees. Therefore it is believed that strong LMX agreement reduces turnover<br />
intentions of the subordinates.<br />
Hypothesis 2<br />
LMX agreement between supervisors and subordinates is negatively related to the<br />
subordinates’ turnover intent. The stronger the LMX agreement between the supervisor<br />
and subordinate, the weaker the subordinate’s intention will be to quit the organisation.<br />
Figure 1 depicts a conceptual framework of this study. It is hypothesised that the focal<br />
construct, LMX agreement, has a positive relationship with organisational commitment<br />
and a negative relationship with turnover intent.<br />
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