EMPLOYEES’ PERCEPTIONS OF LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE AND JOB SATISFACTION IN PRIVATE SECTORS IN SAUDI ARABIA

Abstract

Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) is one of the leadership styles that occurred when leaders and followers are able to establish mutual relationships. LMX has a significant role towards the attitudes and behaviours of members. The effectiveness of LMX has been discussed before. However, a few studies have been focused on followers' perceptions of Leader-Member Exchange. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the perception of the employees from private sectors on the concepts of LMX and job satisfaction. Moreover, this study also examined the potential effects of LMX and followers’ satisfaction. The research was based on the responses received from 100 employees in Saudi Arabia. The findings obtained revealed that both leaders and followers in private sectors applied a good quality of LMX relationships. The empirical result too essentially supported the theoretical expectation of the research. From the perspective of mutual exchange, the conclusion pointed out how employees perceived LMX and job satisfaction along with future research directions.