A Case Study on How the Team Leaders in the Chinese University Lead Their Teams: From the Perspective of LMX

Xuanwei Cui ()
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Xuanwei Cui: Economic School, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou city, Zhejiang Province, China

Technium Social Sciences Journal, 2022, vol. 32, issue 1, 533-547

Abstract: and nbsp;The purpose of the current and nbsp;study aims and nbsp;to explore the leadership of the team leaders in a and nbsp;Chinese university and nbsp;from the perspective of Leader-Member Exchange and nbsp;(LMX). To fill this gap in the literature, the current study used a qualitative case-study method examining the factors that affect LMX at a Chinese university and nbsp;and the dimensions and nbsp;of LMX at a Chinese university. What emerged from the data was that: (1) all three participants considered followers' personalities an essential factor affecting the relationship between a leader and their followers; (2) and nbsp;the matching between leaders and followers in their abilities, efforts, and personal aspirations is an essential factor affecting the relationship between leaders and followers; (3) leaders' prior familiarity with followers is a critical factor affecting the relationship between leaders and followers; (4) and nbsp;the dimensions of leadership in the Chinese cultural context include mutual emotional support, trust, face, loyalty, commitment, and dedication; (5) there exists an element of paternal relationship in terms of the relationship between a leader and their followers in the Chinese culture.

Keywords: Leader-Member Exchange; LMX; leadership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.47577/tssj.v32i1.6589

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