Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine if the relationships found between a leader's behavior and the quality of the exchange relationship with a subordinate can be replicated using a different measure of leader‐member exchange (LMX) and a different sample....

On January 16, 1975, MN Industries announced their decision to phase out operations at their Great River, Michigan plant. The announcement triggered a course of events that culminated in an innovative social experiment, the impact of which cannot be fully known. The experiment melded management,...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to test whether supportive workspace design, cultivation of high-quality leader–member relationships and vision alignment explain incremental variance in job satisfaction, work engagement and overall life satisfaction beyond antecedents identified in an...

Purpose – Although prior research has found that employee participation is key to successfully implementing quality management initiatives (Baird et al ., 2011; de Menezes, 2012; Lagrosen and Lagrosen, 2005), little research in operations management exists that investigates which management actions...

Introduction : the nature of leadership -- The nature of managerial work -- Perspectives on effective leadership behavior -- Participative leadership, delegation, and empowerment -- Dyadic role making, attributions, and followership -- Power and influence -- Managerial traits and skills -- Early...