title: Adding fuel to fire: the impact of followers' arousal on ratings of charisma.
abstract: The authors conducted an experimental laboratory study and a longitudinal field study to investigate the impact of followers' arousal on ratings of charisma. Both studies examined 2 contrasting hypotheses: (a) the misattribution hypothesis, which posits a direct effect of arousal, and (b) the response-facilitation hypothesis, which posits an interactive effect of arousal and leaders' charismatic appeal on ratings of charisma. The overall results from both studies provide support for the response-facilitation hypothesis. In addition, the authors tested the hypothesis that arousal effects are limited to ratings of charisma. As expected, ratings of transactional leadership, in contrast with ratings of charisma, were not influenced by followers' arousal states. The authors discuss the implications of these results and offer suggestions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organizational Behavior, Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain. juan.pastor@ie.edu
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pastor
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mayo
authors.forename: Boas
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shamir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001143:Arousal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012919:Social Behavior