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elated to LMX. Span of supervision is shown to be relevant in the followers’ evaluation of LMX.
Results also indicate that delegation as well as commitment and occupational self-efficacy are
positively related to LMX. Therefore, we are able to specify some of the consequences of LMX in
a German context but the antecedents of LMX still not very clear.
3009.2 LMX, satisfaction and organizational commitment in Canadian organizations: The
moderating effect of dyad gender composition, R. Ayman 1 , M. Rinchiuso 1 , K. Korabik 2 , 1 Illinois
Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA; 2 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The participants were men and women leaders with their male or female subordinates. The
relationship of LMX to dyad gender composition was examined using both within and between
dyad analyses (n=67). The moderating role of dyad gender composition on the relationship
between LMX and subordinate’s satisfaction and organizational commitment was examined using
a between dyad design where one subordinate per leader was selected (n=120). It was
hypothesized that for women leaders, the subordinate’s gender would significantly affect the
relationship between LMX and the subordinate’s attitude, whereas for men leaders the gender of
the subordinate would have no effect.
3009.3 What is exchanged between leader and member? Leaders’ emotional work as currency
of leader-member exchange (LMX), T. Paul, G. Mohr, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
LMX focuses on the exchange relationship between leader and member. However the question
what exactly is exchanged has not been answered, yet. Emotional labor may be useful to
complement this gap. An important requirement of leadership, especially concerning LMX, is the
inclusion of perceiving, showing, influencing, and regulating emotions in personal interaction.
Therefore it is assumed that leaders’ emotional work affects the members’ evaluation of LMX and
several performance criteria. Leaders and subordinates were asked to indicate the importance of
emotional work in the context leadership and exchange. Results are discussed with respect to the
idea of an emotional currency.
3009.4 The leader-member exchange (LMX) model in China: A comparison between public and
private ownership sectors, X. Wang 1, 2 , B. Kabanoff 2 , 1 Peking University, Beijing, China;
2
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
LMX model has been widely tested. However, little has been done in China. It has been suggested
that using this model may help to understand the supervisor-subordinate relationships in private
sector in China. The present study examines some of the implications of this proposed difference
in supervisor-subordinate relationships between state owned enterprises and private ones. It is
different from previous studies in that the current research focuses on the comparison between
different sectors (i.e., private vs. public) in the supervisor-subordinate relationships in the same
cultural setting (i.e., China), whereas, most previous studies compared supervisor-subordinate
relationships in different cultures.
3010 INVITED SYMPOSIUM
Perception in animals
Convener and Chair: J. Fagot, France
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