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

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 295-305

  Sy, Thomas ^a,d   Côté, Stéphane ^b,e   Saavedra, Richard ^c,f  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFFECT; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17444400973     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.90.2.295     Document Type: Article

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