Forgiveness in leader–member exchange relationships: Mediating and moderating mechanisms

Guided by the relationship science literature, we developed and tested a model of forgiveness in leader–member exchange (LMX) relationships across three independent studies. Study 1 utilized a sample of 254 employees from eight organizations located in four countries and showed that higher quality LMX led to higher job satisfaction and subjective well‐being via greater follower's forgiveness and subsequent follower's relational efforts. Building...