Critique and Review of Leader-Member Exchange Theory: Issues of Agreement, Consensus, and Excellence

Schyns, B.; Day, D.

doi:10.1080/13594320903024922

Critique and Review of Leader-Member Exchange Theory: Issues of Agreement, Consensus, and Excellence

Schyns, B.; Day, D.

Authors

Professor Birgit Schyns birgit.schyns@durham.ac.uk
Professor

D. Day

Abstract

The relationship quality that develops between leaders and those designated as followers is of longstanding interest to researchers and practitioners. The purpose of the present article is to review the more recent developments in the field of leader-member exchange (LMX) theory to identify specific issues related to leader-member agreement and follower consensus that have potentially important theoretical and practical implications. We introduce the concept of LMX excellence, which involves high-quality LMX, high leader-member agreement as well as high group consensus in LMX quality. We outline how leaders and followers' behaviour as well as context can enhance or hinder the development of LMX excellence and conclude with an overview of the practical and theoretical implications as well as future research needs.

Citation

Schyns, B., & Day, D. (2010). Critique and Review of Leader-Member Exchange Theory: Issues of Agreement, Consensus, and Excellence. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 19(1), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/13594320903024922

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Feb 1, 2010
Deposit Date	Nov 23, 2010
Publicly Available Date	Jan 11, 2011
Journal	European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
Print ISSN	1359-432X
Electronic ISSN	1464-0643
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	19
Issue	1
Pages	1-29
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/13594320903024922
Keywords	Agreement, Consensus, Leadership, Leader-Member Exchange.
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1546042