Employee’s reciprocation of organizational support and leader-member exchange

• Main Authors: Wan Ismail, Wan Khairuzzaman, Ahmed, Ishfaq, Mohamad Amin, Salmiah
• Format: Article
• Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014
• Subjects: HD Industries. Land use. Labor
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52666/; https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/MRR-05-2013-0102

This paper aims to investigate the association between leader–member exchange (LMX) and perceived organizational support (POS) and their impact on job involvement, in-role performance and extra-role behavior. Data were collected via questionnaire from 231 employees selected from 40 branches of top ten banks in Pakistan. Banks were selected from the central bank Web site. Sample was selected using multistage sampling technique. Findings of the study reveal that LMX is an important predictor of employees’ perception of organizational support and job involvement. It is also evident that POS mediate the relation of LMX and job involvement. Further inquiry proves that job involvement created due to presence of support increases employees’ in-role performance and positively influences their extra-role behavior.