Effect of Leader–Member Exchange on Proactive Employee Behavior and Employee Performance: The Moderating Role of Innovative Climate

Neslihan Latifoglu (), Salih Zeki Imamoglu, Huseyin Ince and Erkut Altindag
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Neslihan Latifoglu: Department of Management, Faculty of Business Administration, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli 41400, Turkey
Salih Zeki Imamoglu: Department of Science and Technology Studies, Faculty of Business Administration, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli 41400, Turkey
Erkut Altindag: Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences, Beykent University, Istanbul 34000, Turkey

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 20, 1-14

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the mechanisms and regulatory processes underlying the relationship between leader–member exchange and employee performance. Social exchange theory and self-determination theory argue that proactive employee behavior has an intermediary effect on the relationship between leader–member exchange and employee performance. In addition, it is predicted that the innovative climate will regulate this indirect effect. Data were collected via questionnaire from 266 people working in organizations operating in various sectors located in Gebze and Istanbul using a survey method. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM) and PROCESS macro. According to the findings, the hypothesis that leader–member exchange is positively related to employee performance and that proactive employee behavior mediates this relationship is supported. In addition, an innovative climate regulates the positive relationship between leader–member exchange and proactive employee behavior, deepening the theoretical understanding of the consequences of this interaction.

Keywords: leader–member exchange; employee performance; proactive employee behavior; innovative climate; empirical research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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