title: Stirring the hearts of followers: charismatic leadership as the transferal of affect.
abstract: In 2 studies, the authors found that leader charisma was positively associated with followers' positive affect and negatively associated with followers' negative affect. The authors hypothesized that leaders' positive affect, positive expression, and aroused behavior will mediate these relationships. The results of their lab study suggest that leaders' positive expression and aroused behavior mediated these relationships. A field study showed that firefighters under the command of a charismatic officer were happier than those under the command of a non-charismatic officer and that these relationships were mediated by the leader's positive affect and a tendency to express positivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, Warrington College of Business, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7165, USA. amir.erez@cba.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erez
authors.forename: Vilmos F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Misangyi
authors.forename: Diane E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Marcie A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: LePine
authors.forename: Kent C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Halverson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001143:Arousal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D014163:Transfer, Psychology