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Hierarchical levels of social and economic leader-member exchange and their relationship with knowledge sharing

Waage, Ida; Hæstad, Mona Electra Nilsen
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2019
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  • Master of Science [1116]
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The aim of this master thesis is to first, explore the relationship between

perceived social- and economic leader-member exchange relationships and

knowledge sharing, and second, to explore if the trickle-down effect also exists for

exchange relationships. The focus of this study lies on social leader-member

exchange and economic leader-member exchange. We test if the social leadermember

exchange relates positively social leader-member exchange on the lower

hierarchical levels, and if economic leader-member exchange relates to economic

leader-member exchange on the lower level. Further, we explore if lower level

social leader-member exchange mediates the relationship between higher level

social leader-member exchange and knowledge sharing.

The data from 114 employees working in a Norwegian retail organization

revealed that social leader-member exchange on the lower levels relates

significantly positively related to knowledge sharing, whereas economic leadermember

exchange on the lower levels does not relate to knowledge sharing. This

finding is in line with previous research in the field, suggesting that emphasizing

social exchange relationships may be important for leaders and organizations, as it

is positively related to several employee outcomes.

Furthermore, we find no support for the trickle-down effect on higher level

social and economic leader-member exchange to lower level economic leadermember

exchange. In addition, we find no evidence of an indirect relationship

between higher-level SLMX and knowledge sharing. The non-significant findings

on the trickle-down effect for leader-member exchange suggest that the immediate

leaders play an essential role in forming their exchange relationships with their

employees. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, as well as

limitations and directions for future research.

Keywords: leader-member exchange, LMX, social LMX, SLMX, economic LMX,

ELMX, knowledge sharing, trickle-down effect, leadership
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Masteroppgave(MSc) in Master of Science in Leadership and Organizational Psychology - Handelshøyskolen BI, 2019
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