Leader - Member Exchange and Superior-Subordinate Communication Behavior: A Case of a Malaysian Organization

Abstract

This paper attempts to test the quality of relationship between superiors and subordinates as indicated in leader-member exchange (LMX) theory on superior communication behavior: The results of this study indicate that there are no significance differences between out-group and in-group members. However when in-group members were compared to mid-group members the result reveals significance differences between these two groups.