Workplace Friendship to Boost TMX, LMX and Performance
Keywords:
out-group employees, in-group employees, leader–member –exchange (LMX), team-member –exchange (TMX), team learning, team performanceAbstract
In Organization Behaviour when we discuss about positive conflicts side by side we say that these should be handled by only experts and with care; otherwise it can give negative results and performance. I believe that instead of practicing this risky practice, we should do something positive for better results and performance. If the team leader encourages friendship in the team instead of divide and rule policy and creation of risky conflict, the synergy of team will result into trust and performance.
This paper proposes model that the leader should decreases out-group employees, encourage and shift these members in in-group and along with this encourage friendship in the team members. These efforts will develop better leader –member –exchange (LMX), team-member –exchange (TMX), team learning and performance.
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