In a field study of 128 middle-managers in similar roles but in different organizations within the UK public sector, we find that the quality of their leadermember exchange (LMX) relationship with their immediate supervisor is negatively related to the three dimensions of burnout. As hypothesized, LMX and communication frequency are found to interact in the prediction of emotional exhaustion. F...

Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory and Team-Member Exchange (TMX) theory provide the foundation for development of a model of the interpersonal relationships among work groups. The model extends the findings of a quarter-century of LMX research to all dyadic relationships within a work group. This cluster of dyadic member-member relationships (MxiMyjX), as well as the Leader-Member relationshi...