Organizational newcomers: Temporary and regular employees, same-sex and mixed-sex superior-subordinate dyads, supervisor influence techniques, subordinates communication satisfaction, and leader-member exchange

• Published in: Communication research reports Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 60 - 67
• Main Authors: Lamude, Kevin G., Scudder, Joseph, Simmons, Donna, Torres, Patricia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2004
• ISSN: 0882-4096; 1746-4099
• DOI: 10.1080/08824090409359967

This study examined the relationship between newly hired employees' characteristics (i.e., temporary vs. regular employee, superior-subordinate gender-dyad combinations), supervisors initial tactics of influence, subordinate communication satisfaction, and quality of leader-member exchange. Results from 148 (71 temporary) new hires indicated (a) employee characteristics were not significantly related to the leader-member exchange, (b) supervisors initial use of prosocial influence tactics were significantly and positively related to the quality of leader-member exchange, and (c) subordinates' satisfaction with communication was significantly and positively related to the quality of leader-member exchange.