TY - JOUR
T1 - The Mediating Role of Perceived Cooperative Communication in the Relationship between Interpersonal Exchange Relationships and Perceived Group Cohesion
AU - Abu Bakar, Hassan
AU - SHEER, Vivian C
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia.
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - This study develops a multilevel model to advance research on interpersonal exchange relationships among supervisors, subordinates, and coworkers by integrating leader-member exchange (LMX), team-member exchange (TMX), and perceived cooperative communication. The model was tested by using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) with data obtained from a sample of 375 manager-employee dyads working in 48 groups in Malaysia. At the individual level, LMX was found to be related to TMX; at the team-level, the relationship between the LMX-perceived cohesion link and the TMX-perceived cohesion link was mediated by perceived cooperative communication. These findings validated the proposed model and, in particular, empirically confirmed the central role of communication in LMX processes in workgroups. Practical implications are discussed.
AB - This study develops a multilevel model to advance research on interpersonal exchange relationships among supervisors, subordinates, and coworkers by integrating leader-member exchange (LMX), team-member exchange (TMX), and perceived cooperative communication. The model was tested by using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) with data obtained from a sample of 375 manager-employee dyads working in 48 groups in Malaysia. At the individual level, LMX was found to be related to TMX; at the team-level, the relationship between the LMX-perceived cohesion link and the TMX-perceived cohesion link was mediated by perceived cooperative communication. These findings validated the proposed model and, in particular, empirically confirmed the central role of communication in LMX processes in workgroups. Practical implications are discussed.
KW - cooperative communication
KW - group cohesion
KW - leader-member exchange
KW - team-member exchange
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U2 - 10.1177/0893318913492564
DO - 10.1177/0893318913492564
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84879902984
SN - 0893-3189
VL - 27
SP - 443
EP - 465
JO - Management Communication Quarterly
JF - Management Communication Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -