Leader Member Exchange Theory (LMX)

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I think the Leader Member Exchange Theory (LMX) is different from the other theories we have discussed in EL700 such as trait approach, skill approach and style approach. These are all focusing on characteristic and behaviors of the person with the positional power. LMX is not the leadership that is predicted by the leader or by the subordinate. The LMX is focusing on interactions between leaders and followers and that effective leadership comes from a vertical relationship between the leader and the subordinate. These interactions can be high quality or low quality. Interactions between the leader and subordinate are described as the in-group and the out-group. If the leaders have good exchanges with followers, followers receive more confidence