Includes bibliographical references and index.

Role making onto the starting work team using LMX leadership : diversity as an asset / George B. Graen -- LMX and teamwork : the challenges and opportunities of diversity / Nathan J. Hiller & David V. Day -- Organizational and social influences on leader-member exchange processes : implications for the management of diversity / Ceasar Douglas ... et al. -- Leadership development in the context of diversity / S. Gayle Baugh, Terri A. Scandura, and Claudia C. Cogliser -- The narrative basis of leader-member exchange / Gail T. Fairhurst & Stephanie Rhea Hamlett -- Interpersonal workplace theory at the crossroads : LMX and transformational theory as special cases of role making in work organizations / George B. Graen -- The new conduct of business : how LMX can help capitalize on cultural diversity / Diane M. Sullivan, Marie S. Mitchell & Mary Uhl-Bien -- LMX and organizational citizenship behaviour : examining the links within and across western and Chinese samples / Rick D. Hackett ... et al.