Mean Leader–member Exchange and Team Voice: Roles of Team Task Reflexivity and Perspective Taking

Using social exchange theory as a basis, I examined the effect of mean leader–member exchange (MLMX) on team voice, and how this relationship is mediated by team task reflexivity and moderated by perspective taking. Participants were 301 full-time employees in 46 teams, who took part in a field study. Results showed that MLMX had a positive influence on team voice, team task reflexivity played a mediating role in the relationship between MLMX and team voice, and perspective taking moderated the relationship between MLMX and team task reflexivity. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.