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Impact of Leadership on Employee Engagement and Intent to Stay


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1 Dr D Y Patil Institute of Management Studies, Pune, Maharashtra, India
2 Arya Mahila Vidyalaya P G College, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
     

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Research has shown that there is a current issue in leader member exchange (LMX) literature that needs to be addressed through empirical research. LMX theory has been shown to be related to outcomes such as employee performance, employee turnover, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job climate, innovation, organizational citizenship behaviour, empowerment, and procedural and distributive justice (Graen & Uhlbien, 1995). But, there has been very limited research relating LMX to employee engagement and intent to stay with an organization. This quantitative study contributes to the literature on LMX theory as it provides empirical evidence that LMX is positively related to employee engagement and employee intent to stay with an organization.

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Leader Member Exchange (LMX), Employee Engagement, Intent to Stay with an Organization.
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Authors

Amitabh Patnaik
Dr D Y Patil Institute of Management Studies, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Rachana Dubey
Arya Mahila Vidyalaya P G College, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


Research has shown that there is a current issue in leader member exchange (LMX) literature that needs to be addressed through empirical research. LMX theory has been shown to be related to outcomes such as employee performance, employee turnover, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job climate, innovation, organizational citizenship behaviour, empowerment, and procedural and distributive justice (Graen & Uhlbien, 1995). But, there has been very limited research relating LMX to employee engagement and intent to stay with an organization. This quantitative study contributes to the literature on LMX theory as it provides empirical evidence that LMX is positively related to employee engagement and employee intent to stay with an organization.

Keywords


Leader Member Exchange (LMX), Employee Engagement, Intent to Stay with an Organization.

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