Two of a kind? Leader-member exchange and organizational citizenship behaviors: The moderating role of leader-member similarity

Ronit Waismel-Manor, Aharon Tziner, Efrat Berger, Eli Dikstein

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Abstract

This study investigates the role of similarity in ethnic origin between supervisor and employee as a potential moderator between subordinates' leader-member exchange (LMX) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). The results support the interaction effect of supervisor-subordinate ethnic differences with LMX and OCB. As hypothesized, OCB was positively related to LMX for both ethnically similar and dissimilar dyads, but the relationship was strongest for similar dyads.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)167-181
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Applied Social Psychology
Volume40
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2010
Externally publishedYes

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