Locus of control, sources of motivation, and mental boundaries as antecedents of leader-member exchange quality.
In this study were examined leaders' and members' scores on locus of control, sources of motivation, and mental boundaries to predict the quality of leader-member exchanges. 80 elected officials and their 388 direct reports were sampled in a field study. Analysis indicated followers' scores on locus of control, leaders' scores of self-concept internal motivation, leaders' scores on locus of control, and followers' rated goal-internalization motivation were positively related to leader-member exchanges. Implications and directions for research are discussed.
Barbuto
John E
JE
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0709, USA. jbarbuto@unl.edu
Finch
Weltmer Dayna
WD
Pennisi
Lisa A
LA
D003142:Communication; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012929:Psychological Distance; D012649:Self Concept