Is a happy leader a good leader? A meta-analytic investigation of leader trait affect and leadership |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Central Florida, Department of Psychology, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL 32816, USA;2. University of Waterloo, Department of Psychology, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada;1. Binghamton University, United States;2. University of Kansas, United States;3. University of Arkansas, United States;4. Mississippi State University, United States;1. Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 25, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;2. Kent Business School, University of Kent, Sail and Colour Loft, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TE, United Kingdom;1. Faculty of Business and Communication, Universitat de Vic, Sagrada Família, 7, 08500 Vic, Spain;2. School of Business, The George Washington University, 2201 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA;1. Research, Innovation, and Product Development, Center for Creative Leadership, USA;2. Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, USA;3. Emerging Markets and Technology, Design Interactive, Inc., USA;1. College of Business and Innovation, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States;2. Robert J. Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, United States;3. College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States;1. Department of Management, The College of Business, Florida State University, 821 Academic Way, P.O. Box 3061110, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110, USA;2. Department of Management & Organizations, University of Iowa, 108 John Pappajohn Business Building, Iowa City, IA 52242-1994, USA |
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| Abstract: | Organizational scholars have long been concerned with identifying traits that differentiate effective leaders from ineffective leaders. Although there has been renewed interest in the role of emotions in leadership, there is currently no quantitative summary of leader trait affectivity and leadership. Thus, the current paper meta-analyzed the relationship between leader trait affectivity and several leadership criteria, including transformational leadership, transactional leadership, leadership emergence, and leadership effectiveness. Results show that leader positive affect is positively related to leadership criteria, whereas leader negative affect is negatively related to leadership criteria, and regression analyses indicate that leader trait affect predicts leadership criteria above and beyond leader extraversion and neuroticism. Additionally, mediational analyses reveal that the relationship between leader trait affect and leadership effectiveness operates through transformational leadership. Taken together, these results contribute to the literature on emotions and leadership by highlighting the role of leader affect as a meaningful predictor of leadership. |
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