PENGARUH COWORKER EXCHANGE DAN LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE TERHADAP SIKAP KERJA: STUDY MENGENAI DYADS REKAN KERJA
TRI WIKANINGRUM (Adv. Dr. T. Hani Handoko, MBA), Dr. T. Hani Handoko, MBA
The purpose of the present study was to examined how leader-member exchange (LMX) similarity might affect on exchange quality betw~n :::oworkers. This research also investigated the relationship of LMX and CWX (coworker exchange) to employees' organizational commitment andjob satisfaction.
Each respondent from 76 nurses at three hospitals in Semarang was asked to rate the quality of the relationship he had with his supervisor, resulting in 76 LMX mtings. They also rated the quality of relationship he had with every one of his coworkers. A dyad was created where we had complete infonnation for two employees who had rated one another. O!lce paired, a total of 146 dyads with complete LMX, CWX, and work attitude data resulted.
The result of this research indicated that interaction between 2 coworkers' LMX sco~es predicted CWX quality for the coworker dyad. After controlling for CWX, LMX quality was positively related to his job satisfaction but not organizational commitment. Also, after controlling for LMX, greater diversity in a worker's CWX relationship was negatively related to his organizational conunitment but not job satisfaction. The interaction of CWX quality and CVlX diversity, however, not predicted work attitudes.
Kata Kunci : leader-member exchange, coworker exchange, dyad, K'Ork attitudes, diversity, CUT quality
