Leader-Member Exchange Model Contributes to an Understanding

How the Leader-Member Exchange Model Contributes to an Understanding of Leadership
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How the Leader-Member Exchange Model Contributes To an Understanding of Leadership
The leader-member exchange (LMX) model emphasizes the leader-to-member dyadic relationship, where interaction between leaders and followers or team members is essential. The model further proposes that the leaders have a special relationship with a small group of followers who capture the leader's attention as a part of an in-group (Waglay et al., 2020). The leadership model differs from models that assume leaders treat all followers the same. Leaders tend to choose followers and team members who display a higher level of competence, reflecting the leader-member exchange model allocation in the workplace. Reliable, loyal, qualified, and trustworthy followers are more likel...