Contextualizing LMX within the workgroup: The effects of LMX and justice on relationship quality and resource sharing among peers

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 935-951

  Omilion Hodges, Leah M ^a   Baker, Colin R ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coworker exchange theory; Distributive justice; Leader member exchange; Organizational resources; Workgroup dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889096381     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.10.004     Document Type: Review

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