Trust and leader-member exchange: A closer look at relational vulnerability

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-110

  Scandura, Terri A ^a   Pellegrini, Ekin K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Leader member exchange; LMX; Social exchange; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549131509     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051808320986     Document Type: Article

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