PERSPECTIVE TAKING AND LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE IN SUPERVISOR/SUBORDINATE DYADS: A HIERARCHICAL LINEAR MODELING INVESTIGATION.

The article looks at the effects of perspective taking on interactions between supervisors and subordinates, the implications of which are assumed to have wide implications for all workplace interaction studies as well as social interaction research. Organizational research has found positive correlations between perspective taking and contextual performance among employees. Dyadic analysis can be applied to perspective taking views to asses exchanges between supervisors and subordinates. The empathy of executives in leadership roles has a definitive impact on relationships with employees. Research results are interpreted through the use of hierarchical linear modeling.