From new hires to their supervisors: The influence of newcomer race/ethnicity on the leader–member exchange conveyance

• Published in: Journal of occupational and organizational psychology Vol. 93; no. 3; pp. 767 - 789
• Main Authors: Zhang, Lu, Goldberg, Caren B., McKay, Patrick F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leicester British Psychological Society 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Bias; Diversity training; Equal opportunity; Ethnicity; Financial services; Job performance; Leader-member exchange; New employees; Newcomers; Occupational psychology; Occupational roles; Race; race/ethnicity; Racial identity; Racial stereotypes; Role clarity; Role theory; Stereotypes; Supervisors; Unconsciousness

The present study explored whether the leader–member exchange (LMX) transmission process from new hires to their supervisors varies by new hires' race/ethnicity on the basis of LMX, racial stereotyping literature and role theory. Data were collected from 336 new hires and their supervisors over...