出版社：Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management
摘要：Drawing upon similarity-attraction theory (Byrne, 1971), we explore whether deep-level
perceived similarity or surface-level actual similarity is more predictive of agreement
between supervisors and subordinates about the quality of their relationship (LMX). To
examine this question we analyze supervisor-subordinate agreement on four
antecedents of LMX: one surface-level similarity variable (relational demography), and
three deep-level similarity variables (common perspective, receptiveness, and liking).
Responses from a matched set of 203 supervisor-subordinate dyads indicate that deeplevel
similarity matters more than surface-level similarity since all three deep-level
perceptual variables explain variance in LMX agreement above and beyond the
variance explained by surface-level actual similarity.
