Handbook of Organization Measurement
Leader-Member Exchange (LMX)
construct.leader_member_exchange_lmx
§2The established instruments
What the field already uses — named and cited, not reproduced (item wording is copyrighted and withheld pending clearance).
- Leader-Member Exchange (LMX-7) — Leader Form — Graen & Uhl-Bien
- Leader-Member Exchange (LMX-7) — Member Form — Graen & Uhl-Bien
§3The math on what we know
Synthesized priors from the live registry: pooled r, studies (k), total N, top study grade, and heterogeneity. Rows flagged for heterogeneity or single-study evidence are directional, not settled — read them as a central tendency.
What drives leader-member exchange (lmx)
| Predictor | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transformational Leadership | +0.75 | 1 | 9,246 | A | single study |
| Ethical Leadership | +0.71 | 1 | 4,052 | B | single study |
| Servant Leadership | +0.65 | 1 | 938 | B | single study |
What leader-member exchange (lmx) predicts
| Outcome | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job Satisfaction | +0.54 | 2 | 22,131 | A | — |
| Organizational Commitment | +0.49 | 2 | 23,431 | A | coherent |
| Turnover Intention | −0.40 | 1 | 13,583 | B | single study |
| Innovative Work Behavior | +0.39 | 1 | 78,370 | A | single study |
| Organizational Citizenship Behavior OCB | +0.36 | 4 | 20,493 | A | — |
| Creativity | +0.34 | 1 | 11,671 | A | single study |
| Task Performance | +0.32 | 2 | 100 | A | coherent |
| Work Engagement | +0.31 | 1 | 2,466 | B | single study |
| Counterproductive Work Behaviours | −0.24 | 1 | 50 | B | single study |
§4As a model node
Where leader-member exchange (lmx) sits when you drop it into a model — what feeds it, what it moves. Read left to right as a small, actionable causal claim.
Inputs (drivers)
- Transformational Leadership+0.75
- Ethical Leadership+0.71
- Servant Leadership+0.65
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Leader-Member Exchange (LMX)
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Outputs (outcomes)
- Job Satisfaction+0.54
- Organizational Commitment+0.49
- Turnover Intention−0.40
- Innovative Work Behavior+0.39