The contagious leader: Impact of the leader's mood on the mood of group members, group affective tone, and group processes
Sy, Cote and Saavedra drew on a mood contagion model and placed leaders in either a positive or a negative mood. Group members with positive-mood leaders reported more positive and less negative mood than members with negative-mood leaders. Their groups showed a more positive and less negative overall affective tone and showed more coordination and used less effort. The abstract also mentions task strategy and reports no result for it.
Sy, Cote and Saavedra drew on a mood contagion model and placed leaders in either a positive or a negative mood. Group members with positive-mood leaders reported more positive and less negative mood than members with negative-mood leaders. Their groups showed a more positive and less negative overall affective tone and showed more coordination and used less effort. The abstract also mentions task strategy and reports no result for it.
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Sy, T., Côté, S., & Saavedra, R. (2005). The contagious leader: Impact of the leader's mood on the mood of group members, group affective tone, and group processes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90(2), 295-305. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.90.2.295 https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.90.2.295