I second that emotion: Effects of emotional contagion and affect at work on leader and follower outcomes

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-19

  Johnson, Stefanie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Charismatic leadership; Emotional contagion; Organizational citizenship behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149136152     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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