Constructive Deviance, Leader-Member Exchange, and Confidence in Appraisal: How Do They Interelate, If at All?

Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 26, pp. 95-100, 2010

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 Last revised: 20 Jul 2011

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Aharon Tziner

Netanya Academic College

Erich C. Fein

University of Southern Queensland - School of Psychology

Gil Sharoni

Netanya Academic College - School of Business Administration

Date Written: July 14, 2011

Abstract

This study examined connections between elements of Leader-Member-Exchange (LMX) relationships, trust and confidence in performance appraisal processes, and constructive deviant behavior. We offer an introductory discussion regarding the nature of LMX, attitudes towards performance appraisal, and constructive deviance in organizations, and present reasons for conceptual relationships between these constructs. We then review the analyses and results of data collected from 120 members of a large public service organization. These results support positive connections between the constructs of LMX, confidence in appraisal processes, and constructive deviant behaviors. However, when predicting constructive deviance we found no difference in using confidence in appraisal processes as a single predictor compared to using both confidence in appraisal and LMX. The implications of these results are discussed, and we offer several suggestions for developing research programs dealing with the intersection of LMX, confidence in appraisal processes, and constructive deviant behavior in organizations.

Suggested Citation

Tziner, Aharon and Fein, Erich C. and Sharoni, Gil, Constructive Deviance, Leader-Member Exchange, and Confidence in Appraisal: How Do They Interelate, If at All? (July 14, 2011). Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 26, pp. 95-100, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1885285

Aharon Tziner

Netanya Academic College ( email )

16 Kibutz, Galoyot Street
Netanya 42100
Israel

Erich C. Fein

University of Southern Queensland - School of Psychology ( email )

Toowoomba, QLD 4350
Australia

Gil Sharoni (Contact Author)

Netanya Academic College - School of Business Administration ( email )

Netanya, 42100
Israel

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