Investigating The Relationship Between Manager-Employee Relations an‎d Its Impact on Job Satisfaction in Construction Companies

10/22/2026 12:00:00 AM

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between leader-member exchange in two dimensions, economic an‎d social, an‎d its effect on employee job satisfaction in construction companies. Theoretical foundations were based on the key role of leadership an‎d the distinction between economic (financial an‎d contractual) an‎d social (emotional an‎d trust-based) exchanges. The research method was descriptive-survey an‎d was implemented using a stan‎dard questionnaire among 111 employees of 10 construction companies. The reliability of the instrument was confirmed with a Cronbachʹs alpha of 0.89. The findings showed that the leader-member relationship consists of four main dimensions: mutual trust an‎d respect, emotional commitment, calculating attitude, an‎d job satisfaction. The "trust an‎d respect" dimension had the strongest role with the highest average, while the "calculating attitude" dimension showed the least effect. Correlation analysis confirmed positive an‎d significant relationships between the dimensions. Qualitative data also identified satisfaction factors mainly based on human relations an‎d the work environment, an‎d dissatisfaction factors related to inadequate salaries an‎d the lack of a career promotion system. Finally, the results emphasized the superiority of the social an‎d emotional dimensions of the leader-member relationship over purely economic dimensions in increasing job satisfaction.

تبادل رهبري , رضايت شغلي , شركت هاي عمراني , تبادل اقتصادي , تبادل اجتماعي

Leader-Member Exchange , job satisfaction , construction companies , economic exchange , social exchange

Sogand Barikani

Dr. Mirvalad