I read this article because the researchers examines how Leadership-member exchange is used in higher education. Peterson and Aikens examine the relationship between leadership-member exchange and objective performance within higher education. The Peterson and Aikens also examine the dyad between peer-to-peer relationships. In this study, the peer-to-peer relationship is when based on one student being a peer leader to another. Peterson and Aikens used a modified Leadership-member exchanged (LMX)-MDM scale to measure relationships of freshman and their peer mentors. The data from the LMX survey was collected through surveys from students that were enrolled in freshman business learning communities. The finding in the study showed a positive
