The Relationship between Perceived Quality of the Leader-Member Exchange Style and Organizational Citizenship Behavior

Sayyed Naghavi, Mir Ali; Jafari Farsani, Javad

The Relationship between Perceived Quality of the Leader-Member Exchange Style and Organizational Citizenship Behavior

Authors

Mir Ali Sayyed Naghavi ¹

Javad Jafari Farsani ²

¹ Assistant Professor of Management, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

² MPA Student, Allameh Tabatabai University

Abstract

Researchers have recognized the importance of extra role behaviors in achieving organizational goals. This study examined the relationship between leader- member exchange (LMX) style and organizational citizen behavior (OCB) of leaders. Liden and Morgan Questionnaire of supervisor – subordinate exchange style and Organ Questionnaire of organizational citizen behavior were administered to 275 faculty members of Allameh Tabatabai university. The results based on correlation and confirmatory factor analysis indicated positive relationship between the quality of leader- Member exchanges and citizenship behaviors performed by faculty members. Furthermore, the confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the model was fit.

Keywords

faculty members

Leader – Member Exchange (LMX)

Organizational Citizen Behavior (OCB)

Quality