Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice, Seventh Edition: Instructor Resource
Chapter 7 – Leader-Member Exchange Theory
Questions for Study
1. What researchers are most associated with leader-member exchange theory?
3. How did the focus of research change from early research studies to the later studies?
4. What were the findings of the Gerstner and Day (1997) meta-analysis?
5. What support is there for the validity of the LMX 7 Questionnaire?
6. Explain the concept of leadership making, including each phase.
7. What strategy do researchers typically use to evaluate leader-member exchanges?
9. What is the relationship between LMX and employee energy and creativity?
10. What are strengths of leader-member exchange theory?
11. What are criticisms of leader-member exchange theory?
12. How can LMX be applied to different levels of an organization?