The Leader-Member Exchange as a Link between Managerial Trust and Employee Empowerment
基于128对管理者-员工数据，研究发现领导-成员交换关系质量在管理信任与员工赋权之间起中介作用，对管理者推进赋权实践有参考价值。
This article examines the relationship between managerial trust and employee empowerment. Hypotheses derived from leader-member exchange (LMX) theory suggest that the quality of leader-member relations mediates the linkage between managerial trust and employee empowerment. Data from 128 manager-employee dyads from 13 organizations support this model. Whereas previous research has pointed to the influence of organizational and social structural variables on empowerment, this research shows the importance of manager-employee relationships on perceived empowerment. Implications for researchers and managers leading empowerment initiatives are discussed.