Nixon, a team manager, decides to split his group into two different groups. While the members of one group are invited to participate in processes like sales target determination and crisis management, the members of the other group are managed as per formal rules. Nixon's leadership practice is in accordance with the _____.

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The leader-member exchange model (LMX) describes leadership as a collection of multiple high-quality and low-quality relationships between managers and their subordinates. In this scenario, Nixon is practicing LMX by having a high-quality, more inclusive relationship with one group (inviting them to participate in important processes) and a low-quality, rule-based relationship with the other group.

Nixon, a Team Manager, Decides to Split His Group into Two