Which of the following statements regarding leader-member exchange relationships is incorrect?

A) If a leader is unethical, employees may not want to have a relationship so as not to suffer from guilt by association.

B) All employees would like to have a positive relationship with their leader.

C) When high LMX employees succeed, leaders credit the efforts they put forward and their high level abilities.

D) A problem with a low-quality exchange relationship is that employees may not have access to a positive work environment.

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Crystal Gillespie

28 April, 04:53

Which of the following statements regarding leader-member exchange relationships is incorrect?

A) If a leader is unethical, employees may not want to have a relationship so as not to suffer from guilt by association.

B) All employees would like to have a positive relationship with their leader.

C) When high LMX employees succeed, leaders credit the efforts they put forward and their high level abilities.

D) A problem with a low-quality exchange relationship is that employees may not have access to a positive work environment.

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Raelynn Baxter · Answer 1

B) All employees would like to have a positive relationship with their leader.

Explanation:

The leader-member exchange relationship theory is based on the idea that leaders will develop an exchange relationship with their staff. How good or bad these exchange relationships are between the leader and his/her staff should influence how they perform and what decisions they make.

As in all relationships, not everything is positive and sometimes people (the leader or the staff) are not interested or willing to have a positive relationship with each other. For example, at school you will not necessarily be friends with everyone, nor would you want to be friends with everyone.