Where Do I Stand? Examining the Effects of Leader-Member Exchange Social Comparison on Employee Work Behaviors

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 849-861

  Vidyarthi, Prajya R ^a   Liden, Robert C ^b   Anand, Smriti ^c   Erdogan, Berrin ^d   Ghosh, Samiran ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizenship behaviors; Job performance; Leader member exchange; Leader member exchange differentiation; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77957359125     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020033     Document Type: Article

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