Which of the Following Is True About the Leader-Member Exchange

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) model of leadership?

• A)It focuses on clarifying employees' role and task requirements and providing followers with positive and negative rewards contingent on performance.
• B)Leader behaviors are expected to be acceptable when employees view them as a source of satisfaction or as paving the way to future satisfaction.
• C)This model emphasizes the point that leadership effectiveness is a function of the fit between a leader's style and the situational demands at hand.
• D)It focuses on the quality of relationships between managers and subordinates as opposed to the behaviors or traits of either leaders or followers.
• E)It drives home the point that leaders need to modify their style to fit a situation since all leadership styles are not universally effective.

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