title: The contagious leader: impact of the leader's mood on the mood of group members, group affective tone, and group processes.
abstract: The present study examined the effects of leaders' mood on (a) the mood of individual group members, (b) the affective tone of groups, and (c) 3 group processes: coordination, effort expenditure, and task strategy. On the basis of a mood contagion model, the authors found that when leaders were in a positive mood, in comparison to a negative mood, (a) individual group members experienced more positive and less negative mood, and (b) groups had a more positive and a less negative affective tone. The authors also found that groups with leaders in a positive mood exhibited more coordination and expended less effort than did groups with leaders in a negative mood. Applied implications of the results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: College of Business Administration, California State University, Long Beach, CA 90815, USA. tsy@csulb.edu
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sy
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Côté
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saavedra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D004526:Efficiency; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011340:Problem Solving; D014481:United States