Faculty members’ perception of leader-member exchange quality and creative behaviour

Despite the fact that creativity has become a subject of interest that received a considerable attention in recent years, there is still a lack of research regarding creativity in the field of higher education. Therefore, as an attempt to fill this gap in higher education literature and to examine the relationship between the faculty members’ perception of leader-member exchange (LMX) quality and the self-perceived creative behavior in higher education, a case study was carried out at a large foundation university in Turkey. The study also determined the level of faculty members’ self-perceived creative behavior at the workplace, and investigated how it differs with respect to some variables. The findings of the study showed that there was a significant positive relationship between high-quality LMX and creative behavior.