Leader-member exchange (LMX) theory examines leadership dynamics in terms of personal relationships between an organizational leader and a follower. However, this personal relationship exists in a professional setting. What is the difference between a dyadic relationship and a friendship? The LMX theory promotes the positive aspects of personal relationships between a leader and a follower. But, are there some leaders and/or followers that cannot have very personal relationships with their coworkers, and is this good, bad, or neither? Why?
