Leader Member Exchange Leadership Model in Workplaces: A Theoretical Review

Abstract

Leadership means different things to different people. The most important dimensions of leadership are influence and goals; though the process through which influence is exerted to achieve pre-determined organizational goals differs from leaders to leaders. However, leadership cannot exist in a vacuum. The author conceptualize leadership as a process that centers on the interaction between leaders and their followers. In this article, the author dissected, analyzed, and synthesized extant literature on leader-member exchange (LMX) theory with the aim of discovering useful insights about LMX leadership practices in today’s workplaces. The author established that future research should begin to view LMX as a relational model of nested relationship. The paper concluded that The LMX is a good leadership model but may not be a good fit for diversity practicing organizations.