Effect of leader-member exchange social comparison on co-worker’s envy and work behavior moderated by perceived deservingness of star workers

• Main Author: NG, Ronnie
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: leader-member exchange social comparison (LMXSC); benign envy; malicious envy; perceived deservingness; help-seeking; knowledge hiding; star employees; Leadership Studies; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/etd_coll/528; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/etd_coll/article/1526/viewcontent/GPBA_AY2018_DBA_Ronnie_Ng.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The extant leader-member exchange (LMX) literature suggests that leaders establish and develop different quality dyadic relationships with members in the same workgroup. High-quality LMX is argued as beneficial to employees. However, studies have overlooked the emotions and behaviors of low-quality...