Abstract:

This research is made to examine the relationship between academic performance and leader-member exchange perceived by individuals practicing the profession of academics in the institutions they work. A total of 365 academicians working in public and foundation universities participated in the research. Primary data is used in the research. A questionnaire was used as a data collection method. The relational screening method was used to determine whether there is a relationship between the two variables considered within the scope of the research. As a result of the correlation analysis, significant positive associations were found between the variables. As a result of the regression analysis, it was seen that the perception of leader-member interaction positively affected academic performance. The study results coincide with similar studies on different sample groups in the literature. With this research, a positive relationship between the perception of leader-member interaction and performance in the academic profession has been revealed.

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