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Published on: January 19, 2019
Leader-member exchange and member performance: a new look at individual-level negative feedback-seeking behavior and
Ziguang Chen1, Wing Lam, Jian An Zhong
1Department of Management, Faculty of Business, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. mgzgchen@cityu.edu.hk
Abstract:
From a basis in social exchange theory, the authors investigated whether, and how, negative feedback-seeking behavior and a team empowerment climate affect the relationship between leader-member exchange (LMX) and member performance. Results showed that subordinates' negative feedback-seeking behavior mediated the relationship between LMX and both objective and subjective in-role performance. In addition, the level of a team's empowerment climate was positively related to subordinates' own sense of empowerment, which in turn negatively moderated the effects of LMX on negative feedback-seeking behavior.
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