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Leader-Member Exchange Multidimensional Measure.

LMX-MDM

What it measures
Quality of the leader-follower exchange relationship across four dimensions: affect, loyalty, contribution and professional respect.
Length and format
12 (3 per dimension). 7-pt agreement; member and leader forms (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
ZH, ES, PT, DE, NL, TR, KO, AR and others, across the international LMX literature.
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Liden, R. C., & Maslyn, J. M. (1998). Multidimensionality of leader-member exchange: An empirical assessment through scale development. Journal of Management, 24(1), 43-72.

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