The Leader-Member Exchange as a Link between Managerial Trust and Employee Empowerment Article

Gómez, C, Rosen, B. (2001). The Leader-Member Exchange as a Link between Managerial Trust and Employee Empowerment . GROUP & ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT, 26(1), 53-69. 10.1177/1059601101261004

cited authors

  • Gómez, C; Rosen, B

authors

abstract

  • This article examines the relationship between managerial trust and employee empowerment. Hypotheses derived from leader-member exchange (LMX) theory suggest that the quality of leader-member relations mediates the linkage between managerial trust and employee empowerment. Data from 128 manager-employee dyads from 13 organizations support this model. Whereas previous research has pointed to the influence of organizational and social structural variables on empowerment, this research shows the importance of manager-employee relationships on perceived empowerment. Implications for researchers and managers leading empowerment initiatives are discussed.

publication date

  • January 1, 2001

published in

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

start page

  • 53

end page

  • 69

volume

  • 26

issue

  • 1