【学术研讨】我知道我的感受，但我知道你的感受吗?调查元知觉促进基于关系的领导方法

I Know How I Feel but Do I Know How You Feel? 

Investigating Metaperceptions to Advance Relationship-Based Leadership Approaches

Date & Time: 14:00-15:30, Tue, 1st, June 2021

Venue: Room 2101, Tongji Building A

Speaker: Dr. Xiaoyu Wang

Abstract

Although Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory suggests that leaders and followers see their relationship similarly as a function of repeated role exchanges, empirical research has found only modest levels of agreement between leader and follower LMX ratings. This is not only problematic theoretically, it also brings up the question as to whether leader-follower dyad members are even aware of the lack of convergence of their relationship perceptions. To explore this issue, we draw from social psychology research on close relationships to introduce the construct of LMX meta-perceptions (i.e., a person’s inference of how the other person in the dyad feels about their relationship) and then utilize the dyadic model of meta-perceptions to investigate the accuracy (i.e., the extent to which LMX meta-perceptions are consistent with the other dyad member’s LMX) and bias (i.e., the extent to which LMX meta-perceptions are colored by the dyad member’s own LMX) of LMX meta-perceptions. We find that LMX meta-perceptions are not only inaccurate but also biased. To shed light on what can alleviate bias and promote accuracy, we examine power dependence—an inherent feature of leader-follower relationships—and highlight its downside in engendering greater levels of bias for the powerful leader. Moreover, we revisit LMX agreement through dyadic analyses and find that at the dyadic level it may be even weaker than what previous research has found. Overall, this research offers a more complete picture of leader-follower relationship perceptions and provides an important dyadic perspective for future research aimed at promoting leader-follower mutual understanding.