LMX – teorija odnosa med vodjo in zaposlenim

Abstract

Employees represent a key part of the organization. Their satisfaction has direct effect on co-workers and their productivity. Leader is largely responsible to create general satisfaction in work environment. With organizing, choosing appropriate management concepts and correct approach to his employees, he creates good relationships with colleagues and contributes to the internal culture of the organization. Good interpersonal relationships are thus an important factor in building success in the company and the operation of processes, as they directly affect work performance, organizational climate and organizational culture. Many companies use classic and wellknown leadership styles. Regardless of the chosen style, it is noticed an alienated relationship between the manager and the employee. The issue can be attributed to strict adherence to the set organizational structure and, in connection with this, the expression of the legitimate power of leaders, yet to some extent the problem is in different understanding of leadership, both with individuals and leaders themselves. The newer leadership style, called Leader-member Exchange Theory, focuses on building relationships, mutual respect and trust, and treating employees as co-workers on the same horizontal hierarchical level. The implementation of this style of management can be seen mainly in foreign markets. This approach is not well known or widespread in Slovenia, nevertheless it is noticed in some companies. Based on a case study from the business environment, we studied a company with such leadership in Slovenia.

Leader’s Possession of Linguistic Intelligence in Relation to Leader–Member Exchange Theory

“…We conducted a survey using an online questionnaire, which was distributed to three organizations that we selected based on purposive sampling, due to their demonstration of practicing LMX on a day-to-day basis (Ribič and Marič 2021). The research methodology was based on case study principles, namely, we were investigating a complex social phenomenon, and case study methodology is considered to be commonly used in the sciences of psychology, sociology, business and other fields (Yin 2009).…”

“…Based on public information and actual observation in the field, with physical access to the organizations, we were able to carry out purposive sampling and selected 3 organizations who demonstrated practicing LMX on a day-to-day basis (Ribič and Marič 2021), and were able to recruit 39 employees and 13 leaders who were either project or department leaders.…”