How leader-member exchange influences person-organization fit: a social exchange perspective

JF Jia; FJ Wu; MW Liu; GY Tang; YJ Cai; HL Jia

doi:10.1057/s41291-022-00199-x

How leader-member exchange influences person-organization fit: a social exchange perspective

JF Jia (First Author), FJ Wu (Participant Author), MW Liu (Participant Author), GY Tang (Participant Author), YJ Cai (Participant Author), HL Jia (Participant Author)

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Drawing from social exchange theory, we theorize as to how relationships involving leader-member exchange (LMX) can affect employees' person-organization (P-O) fit in the Chinese context. We administrated three-wave surveys to 184 employees in various manufacturing industries. The results show that high-quality LMX is positively related to P-O fit, and more importantly, perceived HRM strength mediates the relationship between LMX and P-O fit. In addition, the relationship between LMX and perceived HRM strength is moderated by communication openness. Specifically, the effect of LMX on perceived HRM strength becomes stronger as the degree of communication openness decreases. Theoretical and practical implications of our findings are discussed, and future research directions are suggested.

Original language	English
Number of pages	36
Journal	Asian Business and Management
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/s41291-022-00199-x
Publication status	Published - 6 Oct 2022

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fangjian.wu@foxmail.com

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National Philosophy and Social Science Foundation of China
LiaoNing Revitalization Talents Program
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

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71972032
71672031
71832007
72072044
71872102
19ZDA136
XLYC1807218
N2006005

Keywords

Communication openness
Leader-member exchange
Perceived HRM strength
Person-organization fit
Social exchange theory

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