Effects of relational schema congruence on leader-member exchange |
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| Authors: | Chou-Yu Tsai Shelley D Dionne An-Chih Wang Seth M Spain Francis J Yammarino Bor-Shiuan Cheng |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Management, College of Business and Economics, California State University, Los Angeles, United States;2. Center for Leadership Studies, School of Management, State University of New York, Binghamton, United States;3. Institute of Human Resource Management, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan;4. Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | Drawing on social exchange processes in leader-member exchange (LMX), we posit that expressive relational schema (ERS) and instrumental relational schema (IRS), which refer to knowledge structures in social exchange processes, act as antecedents of follower-rated LMX. Specifically, we discuss how leader-follower relational schema congruence/incongruence informs follower-rated LMX. Using polynomial regression models, we analyze 205 leader-follower dyads and test the congruent/incongruent effects on follower-rated LMX. The findings show that ERS congruence has a positive effect on follower-rated LMX, while IRS congruence has a negative effect on follower-rated LMX. Results also demonstrate that ERS incongruence impairs more follower-rated LMX than does ERS congruence, and IRS incongruence and IRS congruence have the same follower-rated LMX. Implications for LMX theory and research are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Leader-member exchange Relational schema Congruence Implicit leadership theory Polynomial regression |
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